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Figure19-1CommutatorEndCover
Figure19-2BrushCoversandBrushes
BRUSHINSPECTIONANDREPLACEMENT
1.Visuallyinspectbrushes.Replacebrushesthatarecrackedorseverelychipped.
2.Measurethelengthofeachbrush.Replacethebrushsetifabrushislessthan0.375inch(9.5mm)(Figure
19-3,Page19-2).
Figure19-3InspectBrushesandMeasureLength
BRUSHSPRINGINSPECTIONANDREPLACEMENT
1.Visuallyinspectsprings.Replaceallfourspringsifanyspringisdiscoloredfromheat(straworbluishincolor).
2.Installthefourbrushes(27)intotheirholdersandinsertthefourbrushsprings(28)(Figure19-2,Page19-2).
Usingaspringscale,testbrushspringtension.Ifanyspringhasatensionlessthan24ozf(0.68kgf),replaceall
foursprings(Figure19-4,Page19-3).SeefollowingCAUTION.
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