Posted by D Sherman on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 12:16:08 :
In Reply to: Use the thrust washer to temporarily hold the brushes back. posted by chriscase on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 09:32:07 :
I was sure it was going to work perfectly. Unfortunately, the thrust washer is 1/4" smaller diameter than the commutator so it doesn't hold the brushes back far enough.