Hey All,
I have a 2426 whistle tender and the whistle squalks horribly even after oiling. There is a bit of play in the armature, but not as much as I would think would cause the noise. My question is whether to change the brush plate first or both the brush plate and bearing? The bearing looks pressed into the motor body and I'd probably trash the casting trying to get the bearing out.
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Not to ask the obvious, but you did try oiling it, right?
Sure did. Used a light machine oil.
On occasion I've had a situation where the brush plate was too tight up against the commutator and i actually had to shim the brush plate so it sat further away from the commutator. I would try loosening the brush plate a bit and see if that does anything.
use a needle oiler, get down under the armature, flood the lower bearing, i am guessing you are only oiling the top bearing
I added more oil to the bottom bearing. I was a bit too cautious on oiling the bottom because I don't like to over oil. It works a lot better now.
@M. Mitchell Marmel posted:
The whistle I have is the WS125 that is vertically mounted. It does not have that type of bearing. I ended up removing the whistle housing from the motor, removed the impellor and oiled the bearing.
@Kelpieflyer posted:...ended up removing the whistle housing from the motor, removed the impellor and oiled the bearing.
You should be able to get a needle oiler in there between the poles without disassembly.
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