Removing armature from SF F3 2333 horizontal motor

No grinding necessary. The motor may be unusable now with that factory staking gone.

Pull(or press) the gear off of the armature and slide the shaft out of the housing.

@ADCX Rob is absolutely right here. One removes the brush plate and then uses a press to separate the drive gear and armature which then completely liberates the armature from the motor housing. As they say, installation is reverse of removal.

@Buffalo_Bill, if your name has anything to do with your location, we may be located near enough to each other and I can help you out (my email is in my profile).

@ADCX Rob/bmoran4

Hi Guys, thanx for the quick reply, Is there a particular tool you can recommend to use to pull the gear?

A small arbor press would work.

@Buffalo_Bill, A picture is worth a thousand words:

The world of arbor presses is a whole new dimension for me and apologize in advance if my questions are rudimentary.  If I were to use a press such as hobbyhorse, which tool set (Lionel tool set)  would I use to press the gear?

Ah, you beat me to it...Thank You!

The knock out punch is DC-1001. It should be flat on the end.  Jeff Kane, The Train Tender, makes up special tools for the press. You could give him a call and see what he recommends.

Thanks to all for your replies.