First Motor Rebuild - No Kidding!

The dead motor. No new one available. Motor brush springs

 fed right into the armature.

Torn apart - Now what?

This little machine was donated to me for parts after the owner found that the motor was blown. It was not their fault. They didn't know that when the machine became erratic and the sound changed, they should have quit using it.
This machine sat around for quite a while. I knew very little about the motors in sewing machines at the time except to change them.
I finally decided to do what I could, it was broken already, right?


I asked people I knew, researched motor info on the web - With lots of pictures!
Then I could buy a set of motor brushes that were close in size, file them on each side until they slid easily where they were supposed to go and fire it up.

I was happily surprised and understood why Swiss machines are so prized - They sew very exact and quietly. This learning experience ended well and the little Elna 46 is in my own collection now.