Vorteks Replace bearings or replace motor?

[Glitch]

Hi all, the shaft of my Vorteks motor is squeaky and really hard to turn, so I think my bearings are bad. It’s in the budget to fix it or buy a new motor. I’ll be running the stock esc, and I currently have the stock vorteks pinion (and the speed pinion) as well as a 13t at my disposal depending on motor size/kv. Thoughts?

 

[slick2500]

Hi all, the shaft of my Vorteks motor is squeaky and really hard to turn, so I think my bearings are bad. It’s in the budget to fix it or buy a new motor. I’ll be running the stock esc, and I currently have the stock vorteks pinion (and the speed pinion) as well as a 13t at my disposal depending on motor size/kv. Thoughts?

New motor is going to cost about $30-50 depending on what you get. New bearings can be had for less than $10. I say as long as the rotor looks good still replace the bearings.

 

[hobo]

just changed motor bearings in my stock 2050kv no reason really apart from they are a year old rotor looks brand new