kwolters said:
Could I get a brief description on how to change the bearings out. Thanks
I actually just did so (first time) on my extra motor (which I now realized I probably didn't really have to replace in the first place).
skilled people can do it by unbolding the 4 screws that hold the motor in and tilt it up to access the bottom, but I had my shell apart anyhow so it made it much easier. (plus I had removed the motor from the phantom (by cutting the wires, as I plan to put bullet connectors on them.
Ok, once you have access to the motor, it's a snap.
on the bottom of the motor there's a little C or E clip as it's called. Very carefully use whatever tool you have to remove it.
Underneath that is a tiny little washer, carefully try to remove it, or try to keep track of it.. as you very carefully pull the top part of the motor away from the bottom part. (they're magnets so they'll try to reconnect.
Then once you've got the parts apart, you can look at the bottom part and it has the two bearings.
carefully use a small poking tool to push each bearing out
and then slide the new bearings into it's place
and then carefully put the two main parts together, keeping things aligned, put the washer back on , and then put the E clip back on, and viola, you're done!
This guy posted a quickie video that shows how basic is it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRVwbRZLoLQ
and this guy has a more detailed video (tho he goes into detail on how to get into the bearing itse'f)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVu8YuC8iE