One of our Rieco-Titan Jack Motors has been acting up. It began by working intermittently. I could get it to run by "slapping" it, but this weekend after a short run to Kenai, I went to unload the TC and the one motor wouldn't run. I had previously spoken to a Rieco-Titan rep (really nice folks there) who told me to check the connections under the cap (butt splices) and if I couldn't get it to run, to send it to them for warranty replacement.
I like to tinker so I dug deeper and discovered one of the brushes was hanging up in the brush holder. Took a smooth file to the sides of the brush to get it to slide freely, cleaned up the armature with emery cloth (no pitting evident otherwise I would have sent it back), tested the motor under no load, re-assembled all, and now have a working unit.
After this experience, I'll probably rebuild them myself when the brushes wear out.
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