Hi guys!
My BT3000 conked out at the end of a project; the blade raising thread on the motor bracket completely stripped. I found and ordered a new bracket. Only saw the helicoil insert thread after the fact (I'm an old rookie). No matter. After stripping the motor assembly apart, I found 2 bearings in bad shape, and ordered both. One of the bearings on the arbor assembly was fairly easy to replace, but the other one seems impossible to get out. It's the one in the armature, between the plastic fan and the belt pulley. It just doesn't budge. I tried heating w/ a torch and almost burned the plastic fan, with no success.
Do I have to remove the belt pulley from the shaft? How?
Would appreciate some suggestions.
Desperate Bob
My BT3000 conked out at the end of a project; the blade raising thread on the motor bracket completely stripped. I found and ordered a new bracket. Only saw the helicoil insert thread after the fact (I'm an old rookie). No matter. After stripping the motor assembly apart, I found 2 bearings in bad shape, and ordered both. One of the bearings on the arbor assembly was fairly easy to replace, but the other one seems impossible to get out. It's the one in the armature, between the plastic fan and the belt pulley. It just doesn't budge. I tried heating w/ a torch and almost burned the plastic fan, with no success.
Do I have to remove the belt pulley from the shaft? How?
Would appreciate some suggestions.
Desperate Bob
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