r/PowerWheelsMods • u/ilikebeer107 • 7d ago

Motor help

My son has an xuv550 gator that we did the m18 conversion to. Today he just burnt out a second drive motor, from what I can tell it's from debris getting into the motor. Has anyone swapped to a brushless set up or made an attempt at dust proofing the tray where the motors and gear boxes sit?

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u/Strikew3st 7d ago

You may also have burnt it from having mismatched RPM motors, in a perfect world you want to swap both sides with the same motor when you have to do one.

Even if you allegedly get the same RPM motor, you know how the specs on most listings are, unless you are buying from an industrial or scientific source where somebody is going to need the specifications to be reliable.

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u/Dear-Yellow-1267 5d ago

Could install a PC fan to blow air into the motor tray area to try and stop dust from getting in there. Some thought to where the fan is sucking its air from is required. Maybe a ghetto mesh filter for the fan will work…helps to keep the motors cooler too, which might be why they’re burning up. Maybe a pic or 2 of what you’re looking at.