pics of motor damage

A bit more progress today, I pulled out all the components mounted over the motor. First I made a good wiring diagram, then started disconnecting and labeling everything. It was a shame to pull it all apart, it was wired really cleanly! Anyway, with the tray and components out of the way, I could get a good look at the motor.

From 2011-09-23 damage

From 2011-09-23 damage

In the closeup below, you can see the damage. The closer I look, the better it seems! It looks like it possibly is just that the metal screen rotated and pushed up against the terminals and the plastic connector. It broke the connector out of the case, but the terminals actually look decent, just the plastic insulators got thrashed. It also really shows how far up the motor twisted. It pulled the rubber motor mount clean apart on the right side.

From 2011-09-23 damage

From 2011-09-23 damage

From 2011-09-23 damage

From 2011-09-23 damage

below are a few photo’s showing the ripped apart CV joint (which sprayed grease on everything near it!) and the lower torn trans mount. It also completely separated.

From 2011-09-23 damage

From 2011-09-23 damage

so far so good!