Motor getting hot

[jeepscx10]

ok a have used the same motor/esc/spur/pinion setup for about 4 months now and it never got hot before and now all a sudden after five minutes of running not full throttle but about half throttle when you stop it and feel it it is super hot i mean really hot and i dont know why this would just know start to happen.

Anyone know why this would all of a sudden start happening?

[JeremyH]

Debris inside the motor? What maintenance have you done on it lately?

[jeepscx10]

I just cleaned it out yesterday.

[Postclanker]

Did you oil the bearings after you cleaned it ?

[jeepscx10]

Yup

[JeremyH]

Did it start getting hot after you cleaned it, or before? How did you clean it?

[jeepscx10]

Got hot after I cleaned it. Took off end and the thing that spins out took a toothbrush to get all foreign material out of can oiled all bearings and put back together.

[JeremyH]

Then it sounds like you need to take it apart again and make sure you put it all back together properly. Pictures of the setup would be helpful.

[Postclanker]

It's been a long time since I've been inside a brushed motor case...did you shove a magnet around with that tooth brush ???

[ratterd]

Sounds to me like you didn't get the timing set back to "0".

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by ratterd

Sounds to me like you didn't get the timing set back to "0".

That's a good point!

[panama]

If it's not marked on the can 0* how can i be sure to put it back or where zero may be?

[EddieO]

On most motors, zero is between the mounting holes on the bottom, so you can eyeball it to line the endbell screw to be dead center between the holes.

Later EddieO

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by panama

If it's not marked on the can 0* how can i be sure to put it back or where zero may be?

Scroll down to first pic and see if that helps.

540 Brushed Motor Care, Installation, and Troubleshoot | The Search for Power

Good read on a rainy afternoon too.

[panama]

That pic was what I needed thank you.
I started changing changing parts around mixing cans and armatures and got lost.
0* timing is what Im after then, in my wraith since its a CCw turrning Right?

[EddieO]

Some wraiths use ccw... Some use clockwise.

Test and find out...

Later EddieO

[The Violator]

4 months old and heat issues. Sounds like a great excuse to pick up a new motor.

[spinner]

Originally Posted by The Violator

4 months old and heat issues. Sounds like a great excuse to pick up a new motor.

Yup, Holmes makes some great trail motors