How To Fix Any Brushed Motor

[@braxtonmiller8212]

Thank you sooooooo much

[@RickysGarageVibes]

no problem man, was so relieved when this worked for me, glad it helped you

[@screeny30]

the smoke comes from the WD-40 it's oil and you put some serious amount of Amperes in there ;) usually first thing I do is clean it under water and turn it by hand. after that I put a lot amount of brake cleaner in it, so that every little drop of water gets out of the motor. afterwards i put a litte WD-40 in it and let it dry over night that worked everytime

[@RickysGarageVibes]

screeny30 Thanks man ... next time I’ll try it your way. Appreciate you keeping it real, keep letting me know!

[@johnhumphreys1341]

what if the motor burns out will it work even if the motor burns out

[@Marcodurango22]

After the bath i gave my trx6 yesterday ,today worked for half hour and happened the same yours so im trying this right now thanks

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Wash it down and use WD40 after each run

[@jansvasta2146]

Thank you so much for this post! I just repaired my own car and a friend's one too, the fun can go on! Thank you once again!!

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Like hearing that Jan! I was relieved it could be fixed without buying new parts, glad it came in handy

[@ryonbultema5696]

I just killed my stock trx4 titan motor today and saw your video. I decided to give it a shot and it worked like a charm. Thanks for the video.👌

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Ryon this made my day man, glad it helped 🤝 that motor has a few more lives in it 👍🏼

[@Crisinator]

Don’t use wd 40 it’s oil it will smoke and for a week if u use much. If u did put in wd 40 and it smokes clean it with break cleaner very good. (Pin this pls for all ppl)

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Thanks Cris, after WD40 I wash it down with water and it doesn’t smoke 💨

[@winstonoso5821]

Clean in water than break cleaner to get all the water out and than just lube both ends of motor shaft.

[@allenvalencia625]

Thanks bro your the best bro my had a lot of mud in it

[@feefall8572]

Great Video!! Thanks for the ideas about how to revive a motor !

[@RickysGarageVibes]

You’re welcome brother 🤝

[@sharkysharkelson6137]

Dumb question, I have a paper shredder at work that is having this same issue with the motor jamming and it has a similar looking motor. Will this WD40 hack work? 🤔 I figure its worth a shot.

[@MrMcDaver]

I just did this fix to my TRX4 motor. My question is how long will this fix last? Thanks

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Hi Dave, If it happens again, then it’s time to move to a brushless motor

[@ryanwilliams3497]

Omg best man ever you rock dude my stampede will forever thank you

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Awesome brother 🤝 glad it worked for you!

[@jn8218]

Good fix for electric drills as well.

[@RickysGarageVibes]

That's true!

[@KarmeloPlays]

Thank you fixed my motor

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Glad it helped brother 🤝

[@angelc1243]

Hey I recently bought a slash 1/16 that came with the titan 12t and I rode it in a small muddy puddle and the titan wont start moving or work but it can turn on can you help in any way?

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Spray WD40 on the opening of the motor and spin the wheels and see how that helps .. you don’t have to remove the motor yet .. tell me how it goes

[@Aggelosgr-yb7ed]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH THIS WORKS THANKS I WAS ABOUT TO THROW THAT MOTOR AWAY THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Had a little more life in it

[@laurensdejong768]

Hi, I have a latrax Teton and I would like to drive it in the forest but the times that I tried it my motor would die (I killed like 4 motors) is there a way to seal the motor so nothing can get in? It’s a brushed motor. And will it overheat because the motor temps are already hot I can not touch it but that has always been that way Btw I will try this trick because currently my motor is dead

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Change to a brushless motor, they’re sealed ... it’ll save headaches. Try HobbyWing Axe ... if the brushes aren’t done you can try the fix

[@M1lan2124]

When my RC car is off and push it back and forward my Wheels are stuck and then spin again. How do i fix this ?

[@RickysGarageVibes]

The brush are either dirty or damaged ... try cleaning it with WD40 and spinning the tire and if that doesn’t work you’ll need a new motor the brushes are done ... try brushless for your next motor like Castle Creations or HobbyWing

[@M1lan2124]

@@RickysGarageVibes okay thank you i will try but im not going to buy a new motorb because i just like driving it around and not as a hobby

[@Paisa-du5mu]

sup man i got a question my rc car runs and everything but when i try to send it full speed from a dig like im parked and i pushed all the way it doesn't want to run it just stays there and the light indicator of the receiver start flashing so i let the go the gas and start slow and the car run good idk whats the problem there Thank you i hope you see my question

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Sounds like the motor brushes are going ... when they go consider going with a brushless motor

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Hmmm you said gas ... carburetor dirty?

[@arievianza]

I have a normal working motor. I just want to clean it... I sprayed wd40 in the motor. It smoked when throttling and it became slow. What should I do? I think its damaged bcoz of the spray?

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Seems brushes were already low if it’s slow. Brush motors don’t usually last long, try brushless they last much longer. I like the HobbyWing QuicRun Fusion motors. Next time - spray WD40 to clean the debris off the brushes, spin it with your hand, don’t power up & throttle it, spray it down with water after to clean off excess WD40 and it won’t smoke

[@arievianza]

@@RickysGarageVibes thank you. Before wd40 its normal and pretty fast. I just want to clean it. After wd40, its slow & smoked. Should I wash it with water now?

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Yeah absolutely try washing it down. The brushes are low, that’s why it’s slow, wash or not wash, WD40 or not, water or oil can’t shorter or lengthen brushes, brushed motors are notorious for getting low quickly … happened to me too many times to count. Good luck brother

[@arievianza]

@@RickysGarageVibes Thank you very much for the guidance bro 👍👍👍 I'll try to wash it. If nothing is changed, I just replace the motor 🔥🔥👍

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Try brushless and tell me what you think … RC is 1/4 Running 3/4 Fixing …

[@malynovskyi]

Worked like a charm. Genious!

[@RickysGarageVibes]

I love hearing this ... thanks Sergii!

[@erlendthomassen6845]

Hey my titan 12t just died on me, reverse working completely fine, but when i go forward i hear a squaky sound and it goes slow af, will this fix it, if not, what would you recommend i do?

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Clean out any dust, sand, debris and then use some WD40 ... if the brushes are done considering getting a brushless motor for next time like HobbyWing Xerun or Axe. Brushed motors have a short life unfortunately

[@erlendthomassen6845]

Ricky's Garage Vibes i’ve had the rc car around 5-6 years, so time is probably in

[@tikkabrno]

About to help a client fix his. He cooked it to the point the air fan melted 🤦‍♂️ can rotate when pushing car forward but wont turn in reverse. Time to pull the motor and clean. Wish me luck 🤞

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Good luck Tikka

[@tikkabrno]

@@RickysGarageVibes got it cleaned and back in the TRX4 Bronco. Went for about 10 secs and stopped. The drive end shaft of the motor had worn the bearing hole to an oval shape allowing everything inside to be off centre 🤦‍♂️ searched his draw of spare parts & found a new 550 15turn motor. Goes ok. He's an autistic 29 yo. So, before i have him again on Monday I'll research what the 15t vs the stock 21t motor will do. It went ok. Zippy 🤣 his old motor had been very loud for weeks. Im learning a lot being his personal mechanic. Jet aircraft, dirt bikes, cars, chainsaws, tractors are usually my thing 👍

[@tomv3361]

Sometimes dirt from the water just gets in between the brushes and you just need to spin it to make it go again

[@RickysGarageVibes]

sometimes ... that's why we clean them down every time we run them

[@isiahduran851]

I was driving my rc car and the wheels weren’t spinning as fast as usual and the motor was smoking, is it because the motor was smoking?

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Oil?

[@michalmiroslavmendel3589]

would it work if the motor overtrax or burns out ? please answer, fast.

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Anonymný kraken if the brushes are too low that’s the end of the motor, but if it’s the first or second time the motor stops WD40 will work. After every hard or dirt or water run use WD40 to clean the brushes to get out any grime to make the brushes last longer. Now that this has happened make plans for a new motor and think about going brushless

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Take the motor out the first time it stops to clean and spray it really well. After that for maintenance you can spray the WD40 on the motor while still in the truck and turn the wheels. Take it easy running it right after you use WD40 for the motors sake

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Best of luck man🤝

[@romper4444]

Dude u gotta flush out the wd-40 after lol, of course it's smoking, u got oil between the brushes and comm! The smoke was the amperage burning off the oil, but now you burnt a residue onto the brushes and comm so she won't last as long if u flushed it with contact cleaner and blow dried it with compressed air. But bro that's sad even a hobby town chain store can't stay open. I got 1 hobby shop left in my area, and I think the only reason it's open is cause the owner is well off and just keeps it open for the community as it's been there for decades.

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Thanks for the suggestion … how did you come across this video? Not many hobby shops still around, try to support as much as possible

[@eAmUs29]

I have a brushed rc car and all of a sudden the wheels weren't spinning I took the motor out it still didn't spin and it didn't look like anything was stuck in it does this fix it

[@RickysGarageVibes]

It’s worth a try, see if it works ... if you can swing it, look at brushless for your next motor

[@eAmUs29]

@@RickysGarageVibes so I tried it and there was smoke even a small amount of fire but the motor still didn't spin

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Brushes may been done so time for a brushless motor ... that’s RC for you, run, break, fix, repeat

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Brushes may be done so time for a brushless motor ... that’s RC for you - run, break, fix, repeat

[@eAmUs29]

@@RickysGarageVibes ok but if I get a brushless motor I also need an esc and on my car the receiver is built into the esc so I'll need a new receiver and transmitter and I'll probably need a more powerful battery too so I might just get a replacement motor

[@Marcodurango22]

Snoop dog talking was great by the way

[@RickysGarageVibes]

👍🏻

[@fords4life914]

My motor was smoking and I tried this and the motor doesn't even make any noise or move

[@slept-on_SP]

Aww hell yeeeeuh im doin dis on my twin titan 550s, hopefully I can bring them baby's bac to life for free. Worst comes to worst I could just swap somethin new or go brushless but shit id rather resurrect those twin 550s and keep everything og, thanks for this video mane appreciate you spreadin the knowledge.

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Spreading knowledge ... that's the vibes we're on Chwyyy ... it works, if you run into issues, I'm here 👍

[@remkojerphanion4686]

RC rigs are not waterproof. Water will find it's way into everything. My rig doesn't go anywhere near water, I have an RC boat for that :)

[@RickysGarageVibes]

It's quite dry here so we have fun in water when we can ... sounds like you take great care of your rigs Remko

[@sajes6273]

My trx4 6x6 and wraith are both water proof. So yeah, trucks can be water proofed

[@Foundation491]

Traxxas have a great run of water proof systems it’s poor maintenance that leads to problems, boats are not the only thing you can use around water

[@luckybrannon8454]

I drive mine in crazy rain, mudding, slinging rooster tails 20'& even thru water deep enough to fully submerge it a few times by accident. I'm an Electrical engineer & yes if waterproofed correctly you can play in the rain. Waterproof brushed motors like what came in my Redcat Blackout SC are meant to endure moisture but not full on water. I had a Hobbywing 10BL60 WP 60A brushless ESC & brushless motor I put in it. Unplug ESC fan it's not waterproof. All brushless motors are waterproof. There is nothing making contact inside & they're sealed. You'll know if water has gotten in it. It will be sluggish & lost power. By morning it will run new. BUT IF YOU PLAN TO FOLLOW WHAT I DO I WILL TELL YOU IT REQUIRES A LOT OF CLEANING AFTERWARDS & MAINTENANCE or you will be buying parts constantly. It requires quality SEALED bearings. I use Fast Eddies ceramics. Yes sounds expensive paying $80. Cheap steel bearings will rust & then fall apart causing more damage. They will have a catastrophic failure & either seize up or your wheel will fly off damaging or loosing axles & dog bones. So everytime I spend a day running in water & mud I completely take apart the car & gear boxes & clean it. Then use a good PETROLEUM based bearing oil on all bearings including & especially on the motor & I use hi-temp automotive bearing grease in my diffs. DON'T USE SILICONE SHOCK OIL! IT IS NOT A LUBRICANT! IT'S DESIGNED TO WORK AS A HYDRAULIC FLUID! It feels like oil but 3 days later nothing is there & you will be running unlubricated bearings which will get hot & fail. DO NOT USE WD40 TYPE PRODUCTS ON BEARINGS. IT WILL DESTROY THEM! But use wd40 on ball ends & A-arm pins & any other metal to inhibit rust. It's gonna happen but this will significantly extend the life of the parts. After putting your car back together cover the diff bearing with a rag & w/the red straw that came with the wd40 LIGHTLY spray diff seams to repel moisture. Only use quality waterproof electronics & my waterproof reciever is inside a waterproof reciever box I got off Amazon for less than $10, PUT DIELECTRIC GREASE ON ALL PLUGS or the high amperage combined with the moisture will cause the aluminium inside the battery connector plug to completely oxidize turning a light grey matte finish & loss all conductivity. Unless u have a solder station & soldering experience w/14 gauge wire you're buying new battery packs. Soldering that large of wire to new connectors is not that easy. if you make the mistake of cutting both wires & arc a 3s 6000mAh battery its gonna short out & if it just catches fire you'll have a bad day. Good possibility it could explode on fire & you'll have a really bad day. Be careful w/lithium. If it catches fire don't throw water on it. Lithium spontaneously combusts when water touches it. Even high humidity. So that's another thing to protect before playing in the rain. Only buy high quality hard plastic encased lipos & mist them with wd40, wipe clean. Cheap blue shrink wrapped lipos off that are on the web for sale I wouldn't run in water. Lastly, get some gorilla tape & make inner fender splash guards just like your full size car has to keep water off its engine & I used it to make a debris shield come up from the chassis which makes clean up 100x easier. I was always told if I think I cant do it that's my fault. You gotta be smarter than what you're working with. It's a technical hobby but not near as technical as people think. Learn your car, have spare parts on hand & start googling & KZbin vids to learn everything. If you smoke a ESC don't just throw it away. Learn to use a multimeter & soldering iron. Guarantee it's just a capacitor. If any are swollen, split or smell fishy there it is. That goes for TV's & all electronics. Before you just toss them, open them up & check for blown capacitors. 99% of the time that's all that's wrong & they're cheap. Penny's. Any electric motor can be fixed. Cheap chinese junk isn't worth the trouble but even a $20 motor off ebay is cheaper to fix than replace. Plus once you figure it out its actually all pretty simple & your neighbors & buddy's will think you're a genius while you try not to laugh. Have fun! Drive fast, dont be scared to break something. It's gonna happen, at first your gonna feel like it's a money pit but learn from each mistake & you'll find the right setup for you & with experience from mistakes you'll find yourself not needing to buy parts much. Do your maintenance

[@dave948]

Mine either I would not be that calm over my motor smoking, the again mine was probably a lot more expensive

[@norbertvarga1210]

what to do with the smoke? will it gone? sorry for my english...

[@RickysGarageVibes]

yes the smoking will go away in a few minutes!

[@athillcarr5492]

Burned out two titan 550 motors for my Emaxx ima try this when I get home

[@tobydyes]

That's why you supposed to clean it out when you're done driving through the water dry it off

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Agreed

[@hugorico9813]

It worked for me the first time but in 10 minutes the car stopped again & the motor stopped working. Did the process all over again & it didn’t work anymore :/ also is it normal for the engine to throw sparks when i press the trigger lol

[@parvejar8733]

Mine when i bought it was just sparking ,i think the sparks are just the brushes working.

[@RickysGarageVibes]

brushes are gone ... its done ... go brushless for your next motor

[@parvejar8733]

The brushless ones are more durable?

[@COMBATCOACH13]

I hosed mine down and after that it started stopping and going very slowly, any recommendations?

[@RickysGarageVibes]

which RC? did you do any water proofing? clean any sand/dirt/grass/etc from the motor, spray it down with wd40, grease the motor, bearings front/back

[@COMBATCOACH13]

Ricky's Garage Vibes it was a Arrma raider xl and I think it just needs a new ecu

[@RickysGarageVibes]

possible

[@abc-yl7jf]

I moter not waterproof?

[@TriumphRC]

Thank you sir!

[@RickysGarageVibes]

No problem at all brother 🤝

[@johnalenwork53]

Can’t fix the bearings can you

[@RickysGarageVibes]

No unfortunately the can is sealed .. just have to take your time with the brushes or go brushless

[@samintrepid]

Penses tu que c'est possible de faire ça avec un moteur brushless Ricky's ?

[@RickysGarageVibes]

Bonne question Sam! Même sur les moteurs sans balai, après avoir été dans l'eau, je pulvérise le moteur avec WD40

[@dogeata6692]

Hello, my motor works fine when he wheels are off the floor, but when it’s on the floor it only moves 3 feet than dies.

[@RickysGarageVibes]

If you’re running a brushed motor then the brushes may be done ... try the WD40 and if it doesn’t work then try a brushed motor next ... the HobbyWing Fusion has the motor and esc together ... I’m putting them in all my rigs ... installed 4 already

[@jarrettscott9071]

Did not work 😣

[@RickysGarageVibes]

what did you do? exactly what I did? whats it doing now?

[@norbertvarga1210]

and how its not a problem that the car is smoking?

[@user-dz2jv4in5z]

It's oil you genious.

[@Valencia_fallen]

A A A A wait so it’s fine if it smokes a bit bc I was climbing a rock it was smoking so I just stoped.so it’s fine if it smokes bc I did this method. I put WD40

[@jzy0104]

You need to buy a proper screwdriver mate.

[@RickysGarageVibes]

joey just grabbed what was close

[@MightyistheRCGamer]

Someone forgot to tell you your not Black so quit talking like that

[@RickysGarageVibes]

are you sure? absolutely sure?

[@MightyistheRCGamer]

@@RickysGarageVibes want to sell out to your own race it's bad enough the black man is the most impersonated man in America and you just added to it

[@RickysGarageVibes]

my Dad is the one of the coolest

[@reasonablylogical]

Talk how you want man! The world is too sensitive now days!

[@eliv8_the_official]

Talk how you want because you know what your not the only one!!