Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          10 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Defective Motor
  • This motor is the defective one. The motor shaft is allowed to move freely up and down. Mine was the front right motor.

This motor is the defective one. The motor shaft is allowed to move freely up and down. Mine was the front right motor.

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Step 2

              Remove Rubber Foot
  • Flip quadcopter over to its underside
  • Use spudger or your fingernail to get underneath the rubber foot.
  • Remove rubber foot

Flip quadcopter over to its underside

Use spudger or your fingernail to get underneath the rubber foot.

Remove rubber foot

Step 3

              Remove Electronics Housing
  • Use the T4 driver to remove 4 screws.
  • Gently lift up the panel starting from the rear of the quad, and unhooking from the lip on the front.

Use the T4 driver to remove 4 screws.

Gently lift up the panel starting from the rear of the quad, and unhooking from the lip on the front.

Step 4

              Disconnect Motor Wires
  • You will now disconnect the motor wires that correspond to the motor you are replacing. I had to disconnect the rear right in order to correctly rewire the front right motor.
  • Pull gently on the wire and use the spudger to pop the connector out of its socket
  • Pull wires free from board

You will now disconnect the motor wires that correspond to the motor you are replacing. I had to disconnect the rear right in order to correctly rewire the front right motor.

Pull gently on the wire and use the spudger to pop the connector out of its socket

Pull wires free from board

Step 5

              Motor Removal
  • Grasp the motor you want to remove in one hand and the frame in the other and pull firmly to pull the motor out.
  • My motor did not work because the contacts were broken in the crash. Thus, the motor separated from its contacts.

Grasp the motor you want to remove in one hand and the frame in the other and pull firmly to pull the motor out.

My motor did not work because the contacts were broken in the crash. Thus, the motor separated from its contacts.

Step 6

  • Use the spudger to remove the base of the motor by pushing it through the top.

Use the spudger to remove the base of the motor by pushing it through the top.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Robert Knows - Aug 19, 2018

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Actually, a T3 Torx driver / bit is needed, not a T4.

Yes, that is very small.

Faizan - Aug 30, 2018

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I can’t seem to open up the back side using the T3’s. I have the exact same model but the screws won’t budge for some reason. Any suggestions?

Alejandro Padilla - Mar 9, 2020

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Quick Question are the 2 back motors consider motor. “C” ?? Thanks Appericate this

Richard Nelson - May 4, 2022

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Motor C is front left and rear right

Nick - Oct 8, 2022

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i crashed my drone into a tree and the motor wires got stuffed this helped alot