Brushed SV3 won't run

[DrewHammer]

Hey y'all. I hate posting in here but I need some help, maybe I've overlooked something.

I have a castle sv3 running a Tamiya 23T brushed motor in my twin hammers. Everything ran great this weekend with no problems, however when I threw a batt in it today I had some trouble. I couldn't get it to drive at first and I never heard the beeps when I turned the SV3 on however I did see the LED's. Since this is the first brushed motor I ran in 5 years I went through all the basics making sure everything was plugged up. I then pulled on the brushes a little and let them snap back to the commutator. This worked for about 20 minutes or so until I had to run in to the house for a sec. When I came back out I had the exact same symptom, the truck wouldn't move any where.

I pulled on the brushes again and heard them snap against the comm, I don't want to lube them and attract dust but before I spend 30 minutes pulling this motor out to check it more I want to confirm that I'm on the right path with this.

TL DR

Castle SV3 with 23t brushed
Stopped working, found a stuck brush
Stopped working again, don't think brushes are stuck

[hatefulboy]

Sounds like the brushes are worn or the springs are hung and not pushing on the brushes. Or you could have a burnt spot on the comm.