Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn Kota's

["James Frankland" <james@guernseysubmarine.com>]

Hi Dean.  I didnt think of heating it.  I was trying not to damage the paintwork!
Anyway, i'll have another to do at some point, so ill try your method for that.
Thanks
James



----- Original Message -----
From: Recon1st@aol.com [mailto:Recon1st@aol.com]
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Sent: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:06:48 EDT
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn Kota's

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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