Motor then stripped down. The circlip holding the pinion on has the smallest set of eyes I have ever seen. My circlip pliers would not fit and I did not want to grind down a perfectly serviceable set for this one job so it was out with two electrical screwdrivers. A half hour later the circlip finally came off but not before I had stabbed myself 3 times.
Picture below shows stripped motor with bloodstains on the pinion end casting.
Brushes still have some but not very much meat on them. The bike is only likely to be used for sunny summer blasts so they can go back.
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