Torsion-Level Problem

Posted by Mike Hammerberg On 2018/5/8 17:48:35

A month ago I took my 56 Clipper to a mechanic to see if I could get the torsion-level working. It was raising too much. We replaced limit switches and the level control. When the mechanic powered it up he wasn't watching closely and it kept churning up until it blew the fuses. When I got it back I crawled under it and both arms from the compensator were bent. I was able to get arms and a compensator from Mike Dulinski....lucky. Anyway I remember reading that the correct way to replace the compensator was to unload the tension on the arms. Thought I could do it by backing off the motor. I was able to remove the end plate and field frame ok but when I rotated the armature in the slotted socket there was no resistance in either direction. I figure parts are stripped out. My quandary is how to now get the old compensator off without maiming myself. At 70 I'm not as quick as I once was. Any advice is greatly appreciated.