The Ford Barn

fredM · 12-29-2025, 04:29 AM

It was cold and rain in Michigan yesterday. So, I put on my Harley raingear complete with booties and went out to the driveway to remove my generator. The last couple of days I started hearing a kind of a slight sound while holding a piece of heater hose up to my ear, and it came from the commutator end. Once removed, I brought it in to the kitchen counter and removed the rear cap. One of the brush springs was installed at an odd angle and was pushing, not in the middle of the brush, but towards the upper end. That was easily straightened, but I also noticed that the rear bushing was kind of galled. I cleaned, greased it, and reassembled it. It's back on the "53 but, THIS, I noticed. The rear cap of mine has an oil cup. A spare cap I have has a grease fitting. What is better?

12-29-2025, 04:29 AM	#1
fredM Member Join Date: Apr 2025 Posts: 58	My generator. It was cold and rain in Michigan yesterday. So, I put on my Harley raingear complete with booties and went out to the driveway to remove my generator. The last couple of days I started hearing a kind of a slight sound while holding a piece of heater hose up to my ear, and it came from the commutator end. Once removed, I brought it in to the kitchen counter and removed the rear cap. One of the brush springs was installed at an odd angle and was pushing, not in the middle of the brush, but towards the upper end. That was easily straightened, but I also noticed that the rear bushing was kind of galled. I cleaned, greased it, and reassembled it. It's back on the "53 but, THIS, I noticed. The rear cap of mine has an oil cup. A spare cap I have has a grease fitting. What is better?