motor removal

[VIKOS]

OK I've tried everything and can't get the screw(1.5) to even turn. The servo screws turn fine the two motor mount screws..are not.. and its already hard enough to get a 90 degree hex drive in there..are the mounts glued in..and is there another way to remove these motors..I've even sprays some royal purple lubricant to try to loosen it up..I'm stummped guys and my new couplers are on there way. i might just yank the3 motors out and reglue them.

[scubasteve95]

ok i've tried everything and can't get the screw(1.5) to even turn. The servo screws turn fine the two motor mount screws..are not.. And its already hard enough to get a 90 degree hex drive in there..are the mounts glued in..and is there another way to remove these motors..i've even sprays some royal purple lubricant to try to loosen it up..i'm stummped guys and my new couplers are on there way. I might just yank the3 motors out and reglue them.:thumbsdown01:

go to home depot and get a cheap set of allen bits with
a flex extension in it,it costs about 4 bucks and your life will be alot better.....
motors will come right out....loosen bolts with 90 degree
allen first ,just crack them free and then use the flex.

[VIKOS]

Got the motors out but busted up my fingers. Now I can't get the set screws out the coupler of the motor shaft. Maybe from water or not but for some reason one light turn and now there stript. Tried to evenly remove both but now they won't come out for nothing. Might hVe to dremil the couplers off. Any ideas to remove lightly stripped set screws on a coupler. Thought of crazy gluing the hex driver in there but that won't work. Maybe this is a good time to trash the motors all at once. I can feel that one of the motors bearings is already failing. Sprayed dome electric cleaner and lubricator from radio shack. Loosened it right up some. But u can still tell bearings are going.

[Team Jericho]

I am putting in 9XLs into my EKOS this week and dang know what you mean about being hard to work on..got the stock engines out, was tedious and one screw was really tight, had to use an Allen key style hex to loosen up first, back and forth, back and forth until probably the heat from the tension of loosened it up. I used ball ended hex key ( which is now trashed) for the rest of the remocal procedure...the idea of a flex extension is great, not sure if my HomeDepot carries this but will check!

[VIKOS]

yeah my ball tip hex broke twice ..lol took it to a friend that just unpacked is proboat blackjack 55..damn that boat looks nice. All it needs is a modified motor and it'll hail all in the same class. He took the scres off the coupler on the motors but he did say venom put way to much lock tight on them for what ever reason cause after we took the scres out the coupler still too prying to come off...lol could have probably ran with out screws in. Either way just waiting on my parts and we'll be back in business. Gona take som video on my iphone and upload for everyone..only problem is it'll be on stock props lost one of my cast aluminum props. Unless its ok to run one plastic and one metal..doubt it though. Be careful though thought I was gona rip the hull apart by getting motors out...lol

[forescott]

This works real well once the scews are broke loose for removal. Works excellent on re-install too!

[VIKOS]

Do those top hole screws really do anything lol. Well thanks to the guys at rcboatracing got my shafts in. The couplers are very tight. Doubt I will lose any untill it's time to change shafts from saltwater. Guess what lol I lost a left prop and dog and speed screw so I'll ve ordering more from those guys. My fault for not ordering 2 of all. Other than shafts. It's cool thinking of going with maybe 40mm two blades or 41 even though 3 blade is better. Or just order 2 sets of the cast aluminum. Either way I'm happy shafts are in very well. They actually fit in stock tube but might not run any tubes at all.

[forescott]

Those are actually my water fittings for the motor mount cooling.(the hoses were'nt hooked up yet) Try a set of the carbon fiber 40mm props. They work great and are about 6 bucks a piece.(no balancing or sharpening necessary!)

[scubasteve95]

This works real well once the scews are broke loose for removal. Works excellent on re-install too!

i have the same couplers...how do you hold the motor shaft nut to tighten
the prop shaft nut?its a real pain for me unless i remove the motor screws.
im thinking i will have to make a custom wrench.

[forescott]

Yeah, I have to hold the wrench on a 45 degree angle to get it to "bite" onto the collet. Theres not much room in there anyways. I was thinkin of taking a boxed end wrench and cutting a couple of notches in it with the dremmel tool for the motor mount screws.

[VIKOS]

Anyone have a site I could go to for the carbon fiber props.

[forescott]

Right here on ose! http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/cat...led+Propellers

[VIKOS]

So size fits and or pitch to get. Thanks at work but will check out as soon as I get some free time too.

[forescott]

So size fits and or pitch to get. Thanks at work but will check out as soon as I get some free time too.

The 40mm is the largest size I would use.http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...od=grp-2317.40 Remember you have to also get the other prop in reverse-rotation,http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...d=grp-2317.40L and not too many sizes available there. Smallest is the 40mm, then jumps up to 45mm which is waaay to big!! I think they are all 1.4 on the pitch. You also need to buy two prop adapters to fit the larger 3/16" prop to your 4mm prop shaft.http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...?prod=ose-1030 Unfortunately the counter-clockwise prop is not in stock at the moment.

[scubasteve95]

Yeah, I have to hold the wrench on a 45 degree angle to get it to "bite" onto the collet. Theres not much room in there anyways. I was thinkin of taking a boxed end wrench and cutting a couple of notches in it with the dremmel tool for the motor mount screws.

think i'm going to use the hex couplers on another build
and get the HD set screw couplers from WOHLTS RC BOATS(rcraceboat)
they look bullit proof and easy.