Hi all; Thanks in advance for any suggstions.
I recently took possesion an old 364 Lionel log loader. Before powering it up I looked over. The previous owner apparently tried to oil the motor but wqy over did it. Short of trying to find another motor, what is the best way for me to service the motor and remove as much oil as possible?
Thanks
Pretty much the same way you’d do any postwar Lionel locomotive or accessory motor. First make a drawing that YOU can understand of how the belt is threaded through the various rollers.
Then get a LOT of Q-Tips and some very low-residue degreaser – maybe 90% alcohol from a Home Depot paint department, or mineral spirits, or the like. (You really don’t want much water in your cleaning solution.) Clean the black gunk from the commutator face, the grooves between the segments with a wooden toothpick, and the brush wells.
Ironically, once you get everythng ship-shape, you might want to re-oil --sparingly – but especially sparingly on the rollers. If they roll smoothly, don’t oil at all. As you have already observed, too much oil is very much worse than too little.
Plan on replacing the red belt and the motor brushes and springs. Keep all oil off that belt! Maybe use a little floor wax, completely dry and highly pollished, anywhere the belt has a tentency to drag as it slides over flat metal.
Thank you for the reply. Guess I’m just trying to make sure I’m not over looking anything. Good advice on the brushes. They are probably oil saturated. Thanks Again
Ted
Use Denatured Alcohol to clean the armature, and commutator. A toothbrush will help clean the windings.
The windings are coated, and mineral sprits may deteriorate the coating.
Kurt
Ok, got it. Thank you. Toothbrush I guess to break up any grit and a Q tip to wipe it away.
I opened up the motor last night and the brushes were pretty wll saturated so I threw those away. I imagine if the brushes are soaked the gap between the commutator (?) will be pretty bad as well.
Thanks every one. These are good helpfull suggetions.
Ted