11-15-2015, 12:43 PM
I took an old single phase 56C frame motor to the bandsaw and made it fit the surface grinder. Works fine. There was a rubber drive coupling in there that was disintegrated, looks like it ran for quite a while metal on metal, all beat up. Might check yours -- just grab the wheel with your hand and rotate/shake it back and forth, listen for the banging sounds. Tough to replace, it was only $7 but might have been why they scrapped my grinder.