NEED HELP WITH NEW MOTOR!!!!!!!

[yankees2000]

I had just finished putting in my new p2k pro and I went for my first run... when I looked down I saw a piece of the motor had broken off! But it still worked and the piece was hanging their. It is the piece across from where the motor wires are. It's a tab that has a silver piece of wiring to it. Should i solder it back on? I have also found that solder doesnt stick very well to the copper head. I am not very good with motors, so any help would be appriciated!

[SteveP]

It sounds like you broke the one of the tabs on the endbell where the brush shunts are attached. You should get a new brush hood for that side of the motor and resolder the brush shunt. You can solder the brush shunt to another part of the endbell as a temporary fix, but you should ultimately get a new brush hood. Don't run the motor until you re-attach the brush shunt. If none of this sounds familiar and you're not sure how to do what I've suggested, take your car to a hobby shop that can help you.

[B3 Bomb]

Those copper brush hoods are great for conductivity but if they get a hit they are gone happened to me too.