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Phoenix 5503 Hub - How do I open and where do I get parts?
Submitted by RetroRob on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 09:31.
It seems that one of my hall-effect sensor wires inside the hub has come loose, but I am leary of opening the Hub as I have no experience in this [I have an electronics background]. Could someone instruct me on how to open the Hub and any precautions I might need? The hub also happens to have a noisy bearing and I would like to replace it. Does anyone know where I might be able to get parts for this model? There is an electric bicycle shop near where I live but they are unfamiliar with the Phoenix 5503 - In Canada they only have the much smaller versions...
Any help would be appreciated...
Regards,
Robert
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Re: Phoenix 5503 Hub - How do I open and where do I get parts?
They used to have a page on crystalyte.com describing how to open up one of the motors.
This page I wrote about opening an EVT hub motor might give you a few ideas:
http://www.7gen.com/book/my-ev-projects/cleaning-evt-hub-motor/701
What I remember of the crystalyte page is they also recommended using a gear-puller just like I did with the EVT hub motor.
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Re: Phoenix 5503 Hub - How do I open and where do I get parts?
Thanx... that is helpful. When trying to open it it seemed it should just come apart from all inspections I made - It's good to know that the force holding it together really is just magnetic and what tool you used to make the separation. I am still leary - this is a brushless motor and still may differ somewhat. I also noticed that the two halves of the motor remained attached to their respective covers. What held the covers to the motor halves? My intention on opening is to resolder the wiring of the hall-efect sensor wires, yet, I wonder what further I will need to do once opened to access that area and if their was a particular half you decided to attach the gear puller on.
Regards,
Robert McNarland
Re: Phoenix 5503 Hub - How do I open and where do I get parts?
There are some videos on u tube that show opening a hub motor.
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