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How to get the motor off a sweeper brush

Sa86

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Hi all got a Sutton sweeper with a blown motor taken the 2 bolts off the motor and it's solid has anyone had the pleasure of trying to get one of these off before I'm assuming it's just rusted into the drive end of the brush or am I missing a bolt or something?
 

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Richard98

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Had the same with our suton brush a few years ago, it’s exactly as Dave said. We’re only 2 miles from the factory so dad went and asked about it, apparently the boss man doesn’t want the extra cost of putting copper grease on during assembly? needless to say when we replaced it there was plenty of grease used
 

Hilly

Member
Thankyou all for your replys after lots of heat pry bars and a big hammer it finally gave in and came off
Well done , I thought it would be an hrs work about 4 hrs later lol ? much bigger job than I anticipated , mind and re assemble with lashings of copper grease for next time
 

Sa86

Member
Well done , I thought it would be an hrs work about 4 hrs later lol ? much bigger job than I anticipated , mind and re assemble with lashings of copper grease for next time
Yes this one has turned into a much bigger job now since I've got it in bits it's getting all new bristles I broke the bearing at the other end in my rage with it so it should be like a new one now.
 

milkloss

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
Yes this one has turned into a much bigger job now since I've got it in bits it's getting all new bristles I broke the bearing at the other end in my rage with it so it should be like a new one now.

doesn't work out very cheap to rebrush one with all new spacers etc I thought.
 

Sa86

Member
doesn't work out very cheap to rebrush one with all new spacers etc I thought.
Was £240 for a full set of bristles £69 for the new motor and £10 for the new bearing the buckets in good order could have sold the lot for 600 then had to go for out and pay 3k for a new one. I'm happy with revamping mine it'll be as new when it's done
 

e3120

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Northumberland
Was £240 for a full set of bristles £69 for the new motor and £10 for the new bearing the buckets in good order could have sold the lot for 600 then had to go for out and pay 3k for a new one. I'm happy with revamping mine it'll be as new when it's done
Consider yourself lucky, £360 for new motor on ours. Going to put a shaft seal (£60!) in instead, might last for another set of bristles.

Not doing the spacers is a false economy, when 1 rots and the whole shebang goes slack.
 

Mr Happy

Member
Location
Norwich
Consider yourself lucky, £360 for new motor on ours. Going to put a shaft seal (£60!) in instead, might last for another set of bristles.

Not doing the spacers is a false economy, when 1 rots and the whole shebang goes slack.
£60.00 for a shaft seal what's it made of carbon fibre.
 

Sa86

Member
Consider yourself lucky, £360 for new motor on ours. Going to put a shaft seal (£60!) in instead, might last for another set of bristles.

Not doing the spacers is a false economy, when 1 rots and the whole shebang goes slack.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153093837717 get on eBay I hate to think what a dealer would have charged for a new pump. I've ended up putting new spacer in too gone for plastic ones not the metal ones it had from new
 

jakeyt234

Member
Arable Farmer
Consider yourself lucky, £360 for new motor on ours. Going to put a shaft seal (£60!) in instead, might last for another set of bristles.

Not doing the spacers is a false economy, when 1 rots and the whole shebang goes slack.
Where did you get new motor from weve been quoted £600 the robbing sods
 

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