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Cleaning Thanks Luxlife and MadMan for the cleaning tips!

D2-D3C motor / Fan assembly cleaning Thanks Dysonman. I had tried that going around trying to loosen it up but the steel seemed to corroded to the aluminum housing. Maybe need to clean the outer edge more next time and try soaking in penetrating oil. Like the idea of dishwasher, though don't...

Clean Motor, NICE!! Was wondering how you got the motor so clean. any tips? Also, I ave never seen running two motors in tandem like that and have never done it. Can you enlighten us as to why that is done to run in the brushes? Thanks!

Rebuilding D2 with bypass motor. The space between air deflector and motor housing base is crammed and holes going around the housing base almost solid with crud. I destroyed a perfectly good air deflector trying to remove it for cleaning. Anyone successfully clean that out without removing the...

Top bearing plate I have rebuilt just a few, maybe, 6? D2, D3 and have been able to drill out the rivets on the bearing retainer replace with a stock size bearing, 6201, I believe it was, and pop rivet the plate back in place for a fraction of the cost. So far I have not had any issues with...

Have rebuilt D2 and D3C motors and notice that the air deflector gets really filled and packed with dirt after awhile. Removing the deflector generally destroys it and now they are getting hard to find. I understand the D3C is a bypass motor design where the air now goes around the motor...