Motorguide Digital

ccbassfanatic

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I just bought a boat that has a Motorguide Digital Tour trolling motor, 82 # Thrust, worked fine, now its making a lot of noise.. the higher I thurn up the speed the louder the noise, also it gets to the point it sounds like it locks up... Please Help......
 

sam am I

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Sounds like a bearing/bushing, perhaps something loosened up, fell off and is floating around inside.............might otta be opening it up.
 
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sam am I

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Not for sure fixable but, only one way to tell!! Hopefully it's an obvious mechanical issue and ya have a good shot at it.
 

fishrdan

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Pull the motor apart as suggested above and check the bearing/bushing. I've had a couple that got noisy and all they needed was the bearing and bushing oiled. Be sure to get a seal kit for the TM before taking it apart as you want to use new seals when reassembling the TM. Also, be sure to mark the magnet housing (white pen/paint) so it goes back right where it was removed, if it gets flipped the motor will run backwards.

Not sure how your MG goes together, but on the MK's I have worked on they need a cardboard tube brush retainer to hold the brushes open, so the armature can be installed. If the brushes are stuffed way down in the motor housing and impossible to reach, you probably need the retainer.
 
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