brush hoods

[darryl]

on recent inspection of my motor (was going to skim it)
i noticed that when i tried to pull the brush out on one side it was very tight which left a score mark on the brush it's self,now it looks to me as though it's had a slight knock which has made the brush hood go out of line. is it possible to straigthen it and which is the best way of doing it???
thanks
darryl

[marcoski]

They can usually be straightened with a pair of fine pliers, adjust it till the brush has the same feel as the good side.

[darryl]

thankyou kindly marcus,i'll give it a go
darryl

[MattW]

I have an alignment bar that is ideal to tweak a hood after a small shunt!

[marcoski]

Thats a good idea, if it had a tapered section then became parallel, you could tap it through the hoods like a broach and have them straight and true.