MinnKota Maxxium 80

tolden Posted 4/6/2009 4:09 PM (#79938) Subject: MinnKota Maxxium 80 Member Posts: 105 Having problems with my trolling motor stopping and not starting up. Works fine for a while but if I don't have it on continuous it some times will not start up agian when I push the button. On continuous fine, but if I have to stop it and then go, it will not go. Sometime I have to give it quick turn to the right or left and then she will work again or pull it out of the water and then it will start. Any ideas on what might be causing this? Almost seems like something is grabbing and not releasing in the housing for the motor? marblei Posted 4/6/2009 9:26 PM (#79947 - in reply to #79938) Subject: RE: MinnKota Maxxium 80 Sounds like you have bad brushes in the motor I had the same problem. When you lift the motor it bounces it enough to break it free. If its not to old warrenty covers it. iceman35 Posted 4/7/2009 5:47 AM (#79954 - in reply to #79938) Subject: Re: MinnKota Maxxium 80 Member Posts: 650 that sounds like it to me... tolden Posted 4/7/2009 7:00 AM (#79955 - in reply to #79954) Subject: Re: MinnKota Maxxium 80 Member Posts: 105 Just turned 3 years old this week. There is a MinnKota guy down in Happers Ferry, IA. I guess I will run it down to him and have him get back in shape. benelliguy Posted 4/7/2009 8:40 AM (#79959 - in reply to #79955) Subject: Re: MinnKota Maxxium 80 Member Posts: 12 it's the armature.we have replaced several of them in the older motors.