Hey,

i just pulled areal noob move. was cleaning up an old windshield wiper motor and opened the motor side of it. not i cannot get it back together for the life of me. There are three small contact points that are supposed to pushed against a copper wheel to make power. Trouble is that there is no way to get the little things back in there. i have tried taking it more apart to try to see how it was originally assembled, but no luck =. i am stuck. hopefully somebody else was able to get this back together when opened. i can't seem to figure it out, and no amount of googling is helping me. i always seem to open the wrong end of things and they never go back together. guess i could post pics later, but this is an extra one and if it is too much work i will just toss it in the trash or something.

 

Figured it out.

For future reference, you can remove the motor cover (round part) for painting or cleaning. But you have to be sure that the shaft does not come out of the rest of it.

If it does, and it might, just pull it out of the round cover, its held in by magnetics. once you get the copper motor out you have to hold all three connectors in, with the springs trying to push themselves out. its a PITA for sure. But once you get those in, you are good to go.

 

You want to know the trick to getting the brushes back in there without taking apart the rest of the motor?? Grab yourself 3 small rubber bands (my wife uses these plastic-like hair ties that work really well) and use the rubber bands to hold each brush into place. I'll usually tape or loop the rubber bands to something on the outside of the housing. After they are all secured with rubber bands then slide the cover on almost all the way leaving just enough room for the rubber bands to slide out. Cut one side of each rubber band with a razor while you hold the other side and just slide them on out. You pickin' up what I'm puttin' down? No need to have 4 or 5 ridiculously small hands to get it back together.

 

don't remember exactly ... but I think I just used tooth picks




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Do you guys know the brush and spring part number or where to get them ? I ve searched Nippon denso motor brushes but I only find the starter brushes. Any help would be great thanks