836's Motor Replacement

 The shop was delighted to take delivery of car 836's motor which unfortunately failed around this time last year. The day after delivery, the shop crew was in the shop working tirelessly to mount, wire, and test the motor to the car. Overall it took 2 days and totaled to about 12-18 hours per volunteer. 

The first step of the project was to jack 836's car body off the East truck and push the truck out from under the car. 

836 on support stands

The door mechanism had to be removed for the truck to clear the car body

Next was unwrapping the motor from its protective housing on the pallet and inspecting the motor for damage from shipping, as well as other components. 

Front view of the motor

Side view of the motor with Pinion Gear

After inspecting, it was time to mount the motor back onto the truck frame and line up the gears and mounting points

Putting the truck into position to lift and mount the motor

The crew guiding the motor into position for all the bolts to line up

The motor mounted to the axle and resting on the frame

Over the following day, the truck was rolled back under the car. The car body was then lowered back onto the truck.

The next day, the motor was lubricated, rewired, and tested. The motor will still need to have a break in period with the car and will need to be continually topped up with oil and grease to ensure the new motor is well lubricated. 

836 Returning to the shop after a test run

Thank you to all those who helped in reinstalling the motor on to this car!