Generator ills
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:58 pm
An ongoing issue, brushes don't push down as they wear, but hang up in their little brackets. Generally a push on the brushes is enough to keep on until the generator light comes back on. It has been an infrequent process since I put new brushes in. The old ones had worn at an angle. Here's a shot of one of the old ones next to one of the new ones.
Colin suggested the brackets could be skewed, thus causing the uneven wear. Have I addressed the issue? Of course not. Just been giving the brushes a push, like this morning. And it would appear I'm close to crisis point again. A noticeable tilt to the top brush, slanting towards the front of the car, and the brush is all the way into the bracket. Giving the bottom brush a look isn't as easy, even with flashlight and mirror, couldn't really say for sure if it's angled, but it is significantly higher in the bracket, still above the top of the bracket by a healthy 16th of an inch still.
My mind rationalizes it this way, that the bottom brush is squarer, thus wearing at a more normal rate than the top one. How might I go about squaring up the top bracket? Big screw driver and hammer, giving the backside of the upper bracket a healthy tap or two? Should I pull the brush before becoming assertive with the assembly with hammer? Would it run if only the top brush is in contact with the commutator?
neal
Colin suggested the brackets could be skewed, thus causing the uneven wear. Have I addressed the issue? Of course not. Just been giving the brushes a push, like this morning. And it would appear I'm close to crisis point again. A noticeable tilt to the top brush, slanting towards the front of the car, and the brush is all the way into the bracket. Giving the bottom brush a look isn't as easy, even with flashlight and mirror, couldn't really say for sure if it's angled, but it is significantly higher in the bracket, still above the top of the bracket by a healthy 16th of an inch still.
My mind rationalizes it this way, that the bottom brush is squarer, thus wearing at a more normal rate than the top one. How might I go about squaring up the top bracket? Big screw driver and hammer, giving the backside of the upper bracket a healthy tap or two? Should I pull the brush before becoming assertive with the assembly with hammer? Would it run if only the top brush is in contact with the commutator?
neal