Not necessarily, this could easily be caused by a faulty bearing.
Thats what im saying a faulty bearing. A lack of maintenence
No I literally mean a faulty bearing, like it wasn't any good to begin with it can and does happen.
The spacers are supposed to be bent. They are spring spacers that prevent shock damage to the bearings.
I have to open it up every 15 packs??? or is a drop of oil on the exposed front bearing enough and then open it up like all 3 months or sth? Also, what do you think about running this old worn one until the new one arrives? just found a good deal on the firma 4074 2050kv motor but shipping would be around 30 days...The spacers are supposed to be bent. They are spring spacers that prevent shock damage to the bearings.
Your bearings are toast. Just buy 2 new ones as long as the armature is NOT damaged. Bricked bearings will ruin the armature in many cases. And the motor will seize/lock up.
If the arm. is damaged (wrap) frayed, The whole motor is toast.
Then don't waste money on new bearings. Armatures are NOT replaceable. Need to buy a new motor in that case. You can keep the old motor for spare parts on a new, same motor.
Looks like you never maintained that motor. Never opened it before or lubed those bearings. The armature is dirty, the shafts are all galled out where the bearings sit. In the future maintain that motor frequently. Any motor needs this every 15 packs or so, depending how and where you bash. Especially lubing the bearings with a drop of oil. EVEN a brand new motor should get a drop of oil on the bearings. Some come with DRY bearings. They are cheaply made very fast. Leave nothing to chance. I open my motors when brand new. And have found a few with bad armatures( wrapped poorly and fraying). This can lock up motor. I return them asap.
Just my thoughts.
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I looked at the first picture closely. That armature is bricked. The output shaft is rusted out and worn. New bearings will not help there. you neglected the motor.
Start shopping a new motor dude.. Think about maintaining your new motor. Stay out of the wet.
Definitely keep running it, but replacing that bearing on the shaft side is a must. This will at least minimize wobble until you get a new motor. Too much wobble and you'll toast a pinion or maybe even the spur in the center dif. About those two spring washers. I'm the guy who forgets that they're there, and they always fall off as I'm taking everything apart. Funny thing though. I've always put them back to back when assembling the motor, like horse shoes facing away from each other. Just made sense to me as it means there is more pressure pushing the rotor to the front of the can. If anyone can find an exploded view of the BLX 2050kv motor showing the actual configuration of those two spring washers, I'd really appreciate it.
Pics distort and show illusions. Before you write that spindle off, do you have a micrometer or vernier caliper? The caliper would work best. It probably IS shot at the "groove" where bearing sits. Only 3 ways to tell, one of the above or put back together, with new bearings and test it. Possible the "wobble" can be countered with mesh. Obviously the main issue was faulty bearing.. doesn't hurt to try. But watch it and listen to it. Hook it up,plug it in,run it for a few seconds. Either way, replace when you can for peace of mind.
What I don't get is why the left side seems straight and right has a curve. Shouldn't be possible, right? Unless I'm missing something could be an illusion due to the corrosion/wear markings/dirty part of spindle/armature. You have the RC experience so what do you see that im missing?The spacers are supposed to be bent. They are spring spacers that prevent shock damage to the bearings.
Your bearings are toast. Just buy 2 new ones as long as the armature is NOT damaged. Bricked bearings will ruin the armature in many cases. And the motor will seize/lock up.
If the arm. is damaged (wrap) frayed, The whole motor is toast.
Then don't waste money on new bearings. Armatures are NOT replaceable. Need to buy a new motor in that case. You can keep the old motor for spare parts on a new, same motor.
Looks like you never maintained that motor. Never opened it before or lubed those bearings. The armature is dirty, the shafts are all galled out where the bearings sit. In the future maintain that motor frequently. Any motor needs this every 15 packs or so, depending how and where you bash. Especially lubing the bearings with a drop of oil. EVEN a brand new motor should get a drop of oil on the bearings. Some come with DRY bearings. They are cheaply made very fast. Leave nothing to chance. I open my motors when brand new. And have found a few with bad armatures( wrapped poorly and fraying). This can lock up motor. I return them asap.
Just my thoughts.
EDIT:
I looked at the first picture closely. That armature is bricked. The output shaft is rusted out and worn. New bearings will not help there. you neglected the motor.
Start shopping a new motor dude.. Think about maintaining your new motor. Stay out of the wet.
I use electrical tape for the holes not covered by the motor mount.
That reminds me, I’m going to throw the boat motor I bought accidentally in my Notorious. I have a lot more than extra screw holes to cover.
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Good luck with that! By all means go for it but if you run in dirt this will end ugly. I'd try some alu tape (for air ducts) and cover with better duct tape. Alu foil and zip ties might work as well but you won't win a beauty contest with it
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