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How to diagnose and repair an electric trolling motor. Common Problems, Disassembly, Step by Step
This is some information on how to effectively diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair your trolling motor. I go over some very common problems you could have as well as some insight on how to get your motor open easily for diagnosis.
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Watching from Cromarty Scotland. I think more people should do basic maintenance on their motors. Clean down after every trip, check for damage,regularly oil. .
Thanks a lot my man, I had my Minn Kota sitting in my shed for about 2 years,(I had both my Knees replaced and 2022 my wife and I wanted to go fishing again .I tryed the trolling motor and nothing happened, I took it apart like you did,& it's full of RUST and WATER a lot of RUST!!!!!I I was going to throw it away,but after seeing your video I think i might give it a try and fix it. If it don't cost to much. Thanks Again (DAVE&SUE).
@MrFigureitout
2 жыл бұрын
Thats great!! Good luck and you can do it!
How did you end up getting the center housing separated from skeg? Nice video!
Great video showing reality how these things really look 🔥🔥🔥🔥appreciate it 👍🔥
Wish you had made a video of the reassembly after clean up. Would also love to see how you got the mid section out of the front of it.
@MrFigureitout
9 ай бұрын
I can make a video showing that soon
Nice job on the video. Very informative. Thanks!
very good info, never knew how to replace brushes before but you explained it well Thanks !! i have a i pilot minnkota with remote and my question is , my propeller turns but it will not turn left or right , can a low battery do that or is it something more serious going on with the head?
@MrFigureitout
Ай бұрын
To be honest I have not been fortunate enough to use one of those, or especially work on one! I would love to get the opportunity to see how one of those minnkota units tick! Best advice I could give is to test it with a different GOOD battery obviously. If that doesn't solve your problem then it could be time to service your unit and oil her up!
@chrishanna1862
Ай бұрын
Check the connections at the top of the motor under the cover
my motor guide is having issues. will stop spinning randomly but still has power. then it will randomly cut back on. or if i kick it it will turn on. thoughts?
@slowjamcdub
Жыл бұрын
It’s the bushes inside
@MrFigureitout
9 ай бұрын
Short in foot switch most likely
What was your procedure for cleaning out all of the gunk inside?
@MrFigureitout
4 ай бұрын
A good wire brusk and dawn dish soap
I’ve got an old Sears 575.59370 trolling motor that I inherited from my dad. I’ve just discovered that it’s had water inside for who knows how long. It looks very similar to the one in this video. Is there any way to remove the other end of the motor housing? There’s lots of gunk and crud down in there that needs to be cleaned out, and I’d like to put some grease in there to help seal and protect everything, in case it leaks again. I’m also thinking that it might be easier to deal with the brushes if I could get to them from that end. Thanks!!
@MrFigureitout
Ай бұрын
Must be pressed or hammered off carefully
I can't take out ARMATURE. I think bearing has rust with BRUSH PLATE W/HOLDER. Do you have any idea?
@MrFigureitout
Жыл бұрын
Lock for a pin on the shaft somewhere or some kind of retainer ring
Ever figure out what the heck that noise was?
@slowjamcdub
Жыл бұрын
He hasn’t posted any more videos!!😮😮😳😳
@MrFigureitout
Жыл бұрын
I'm here
My trolling motor is only two years old…I can get the unit to turn left and right but I can’t get the prop to turn…any ideas? I’ve only used it about a dozen times
@MrFigureitout
Жыл бұрын
Did you try to manually turn the prop to see if it is locked up?
It's on your cap
this thing was not water tight, and probably in salt water. that rusty didn't look so good.
@MrFigureitout
2 жыл бұрын
Yes needs new seals
@johanv4668
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrFigureitout and how long did it take to get the inside into this state ? is there any idea how often the shaft should be checked ?
@MrFigureitout
2 жыл бұрын
I would check it after a year or so. This one was very old. Maybe 6-10 years. Newer trolling motors are pretty much built the same though so eventually they will most likely end up in the same condition. If you start to feel like your motor has lost some power or your good battery is draining quickly, those are good signs to check your stator and bearings.
my magnets were busted up jb welded 5 back into 2 lets hope it works lol
@MrFigureitout
Жыл бұрын
Did that work? Usually when a magnet breaks its Poles are changed and therefore the magnets will repel after that. I'm curious to know if this worked or not
@89pockets
Жыл бұрын
@Mr. Figure it out its working for now but its hard to tell what the edges were doing with a relatively small surface area compared to the flat to the metal but the faces dont reverse polarity so realy itd only be puting extra strain on the glue between the pices but the atraction between the flat and housing was pretty well enough to keep em in place to begin with so idk how its gona hold up but for the time being its working
5000 plus videos, 9 comments.. what's wrong with this picture
@MrFigureitout
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean?
@MrFigureitout
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean?