Originally Posted by JeromeK99

Well... if you really want to see if you can save this motor, you are going to have to open it!

Make sure the brushes and springs are out.. and there is no capacitor soldered to the can from the hoods (common for this era of motor and radios). Then... hold the can tightly with two fingers and a thumb.. shaft pointed down... and SMACK it (the shaft) on a concrete floor or a brick...this may take a couple of wacks but it should knock the endbell loose. Once its loose, you can take the motor apart and see what's up... could just be a foreign object like an E-clip which you can remove... or you might have busted a wind in the motor.. bad.. trash then.. or the magnet could have come unglued.. also bad.. trash as well..

If you can and want to save it, then you should also get the commutator cut while its out.. much easier because most motor lathes folks still have are from the removable armature days of the last 12-15 years of racing.

To reassemble, take some good pliers and bend the tabs on the can out more so you can put the endbell back on... then you'll have to use a hammer and small punch to knock the tabs back in place...

Its a bit of work, but that's what it will take if you really want to save it!

Good luck!

Jerome