James and all the trick to the shaft is a heat gun.
The first one I tore apart like james ended up digging out the
threads yuk
Then I tried the heat gun. What ever the glue is that they stick it
in is real low temp stuff.
I heated the base and it unscrewed real easy. Nice clean threads
and all.
And also the thread is a common thread just can't remember what it
is at the moment.
I know I found a fitting for it at the local hardware
store.
Dean
In a message dated 7/6/2009 10:35:29 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
james@guernseysubmarine.com writes:
Hi
Frank.
They come appart really easy......appart from the
shaft.
Take off the anode and prop. Unscrew the 2 long bolts that
hold it all together. The endcap houses the bearing for the end of the
armature and just pulls off (take care with the spaceers as they fall
out)
Then the prop end just pulls off. The motor brushes will
snap in as they are spring loaded. You can now get to the connections to
remove them. Now you can just pull out the commutator assembly which is
a bit awkward due to the magnets sucking it back in. Just push, it will
come out.
The top motor controler part is even easier. Just 3
screws around the base. Pull it off and the wires can then be pulled
through the shaft. You can also take that bracket off now.
This
is the awkward bit, the shaft. I tried to unscrew it at first.
Forget that, it will never unscrew. I mangled it so bad that it was all
shredded and eventually i was forced to cut it off flush and dig all the bits
out. The second one i found "the method" which is...
After
removing everything, cut the shaft off flush, or almost flush and then tap
with a screwdriver into the joint away from the threads. It cracked into
4 pieces and came out really easy, all nice and neat. I think the
mistake i made was to try and unscrew it, it just broke it all and made a
mess.
I just updated my site so the pictures are on there, its easier
than trying to explain it!
Regards
James
----- Original
Message -----
From: ShellyDalg@aol.com [mailto:ShellyDalg@aol.com]
To:
personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Sent: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:10:16
EDT
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn Kota's
Hi James. How do the
Minnkotas come apart. I haven't tried to take mine
apart yet but if
you had any tips on dis-assembly, that would be
helpful.Thanks.
I've been busy assembling the stainless ballast tank
pieces for a few days
with many days yet to go but at some point
will need to tackle the motor
modifications. Frank
D.
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