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Well, I was going to build drawers this weekend but the woodworking spirits had other plans. Right in the middle of planing down all that nice hard maple I heard a screeching sound coming from Lucy. I shut everything down, pulled off my earmuffs and gave her a quick on-off so I could hear it uninhibited. Sure enough, sounded like a bearing. I managed to get everything dismantled and there were the bearings escaping from their cage.
I was able to get the front plate off the motor but only by separating the outer and inner races. It appears that the inner race is fused to the armature shaft. So, I figured the armature needs to come out so I can take it someplace to have that remedied, but I can't figure out how to remove the pulley from the other end. Something I want to do since I will replace both bearings.
Fortunately the bearings are not expensive - under $20 each. I just need to get the old ones off first.
Any suggestions?
I was able to get the front plate off the motor but only by separating the outer and inner races. It appears that the inner race is fused to the armature shaft. So, I figured the armature needs to come out so I can take it someplace to have that remedied, but I can't figure out how to remove the pulley from the other end. Something I want to do since I will replace both bearings.
Fortunately the bearings are not expensive - under $20 each. I just need to get the old ones off first.
Any suggestions?