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Originally posted by pigeonfarmboy
You just have to take wire cutters and pull the motor shaft out enough to be able to get the pinion puller frame between the pinion and the motor. Then just simply tighten the screw and watch the pinion slip off with ease.
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It's that first step that I am trying to eliminate, but haven't found a way yet. When you use the diagonal cutters, it doesn't move the pinion, it moves the little brass spacer on the armature inside the motor can. That causes two problems:
1. The spacer can end up in the windings, where it can cause a short, or worse, make it impossible to remove a couple of turns without rewinding the whole motor, as the wire gets stuck on that spacer.
2. You get excessive play on the armature, which can cause the brushes to not run where they are intended to run, making for an inconsistent performing motor, or worse, a dead one, if the armature shifts too far and damages the brushes.
I wish they didn't put the pinions on so far.
