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Confirmation please...

Has anyone else seen these problems?

As to pushing brushes into fan blades and having them easily pop out, how is this possible? What are you doing to the brushes? I find it hard to believe that the motor brushes will pop out at all yet alone easily. Please explain. Also, please upload pictures of your set up I am very curious (and nervous).

If anyone else is having these types of failures, please tell us all.

For my own part, I am making sure I am supporting the front end of the motor shaft independent of the plastic holding pieces that FIRST provided. I just didn't have a good feeling about the ability of the set up as it was to support any side loading whatsoever on the end of the drill shaft.

Reports from the field are welcome.

Joe J.