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Went way out of my comfort zone trying to diagnose noise from the bottom bracket (i.imgur.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I couldn't find almost any tutorials on how to disassemble or service this particular eBike motor (Bafang M400), so I just started removing screws and pulling out parts while taking a ton of pictures.

I found two dirty, rusty bearings that I cleaned and re-greased, along with all the gears, and then put it back together. Not only did I manage to avoid breaking it, but the noise seems to be gone as well. This was by far the most intimidating bike repair I've done so far. I've serviced every other part before, but I hadn't dared to touch the motor until now.

It also turns out that the motor is much better sealed than I expected, so I'll happily continue doing deep river crossings with the motor half submerged in the future, just as I have done until now.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Great job! You already did better than 99% of human out there as far as i'm concern. As an automechanic that never get to own a maintenance manual, this is exactly my way of stripping car/engine/transmission apart and repair it, just take it slow, take a lot of picture, and organize the thing you just take out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

How do you figure out correct torque values come rebuild time?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Trial and error lol. Along the year i know how to do it by feel and translate that to torque wrench, granted i do mostly japanese and local(malaysian) car so things that required exact torque to function is very rare, things just need to bolted down and not strip off or came loose.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

With cars you can find service manuals online, usually for free, and they come with instructions with pictures for replacing every single part and also torque values for each fastener as well as wether it can be re-used or needs thread locker.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

You can get close enough in most situations by looking at bolt size, thread pitch and the material. Some level of intuition and knowledge about what each fastener needs to do is also helpful.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

That’s a big ass achievement. Most people wouldn’t bother. Must feel so rewarding! I’m proud of ya.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Nice fix, saved yourself an assload of money!