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motor is getting really hot

Hello I have sit down forklift everything works, but motor is getting really hot I was looking for brushes cant find where they are located. Can someone please help to locate where brushes are and give me a suggestion on what I can do to keep motor from getting to hot. Thank you
  • Posted 23 Jun 2020 08:27
  • Modified 24 Jun 2020 00:27 by poster
  • By VIKINGS4life
  • joined 20 Dec'19 - 11 messages
  • California, United States
Miguel
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You might try to blow out the brakes, you shouldn't have to pull the wheels you may have excessive brake dust since you been having problems with the brakes, this has helped me, good luck
  • Posted 16 Aug 2020 10:31
  • By BarryMar
  • joined 10 Dec'16 - 7 messages
  • Texas, United States
I work on Turret trucks..
Hello I did check voltage on battery and it was low, so brake seems like it was stuck which caused to over heat. I charged and serviced battery and that problem went away. It has not gotten to hot anymore. The problem I have now it seems like brakes are on cuz you hear like a grinding noise when moving forward or reverse. Battery is fully charged and getting right voltage out of it. Thank you for your responds.
  • Posted 14 Aug 2020 06:58
  • By VIKINGS4life
  • joined 20 Dec'19 - 11 messages
  • California, United States
Miguel
That truck should have an AC drive motor, and if so and you are unaware do not attempt messing with its internals, it could be a bad inverter, dust in the motors preventing ventilation, your work area ambient temperatures.

Fan shroud covered by foreign debris. If operators are Pushing loads with the truck instead of picking them up you will have massive issues.

They are called Fork Lifts not Fork Push for a reason. I need more info to help more...
  • Posted 16 Jul 2020 07:08
  • By MarcoMontana
  • joined 8 Jan'13 - 11 messages
  • Massachusetts, United States

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