hello all. hopefully everyone is having a good boating season. i am trying to start mine. i have a 1976 johnson with tnt. last time out last year it would not raise the motor at the dock. so i turned the valve and raised it by hand to get it home. i had not messed with it until recently because of busy schedule. after reading thread after thread i tried the hammer trick and it worked for a minute. before while under power the motor would not raise but did ok while barely moving. i am thinking my brushes may need cleaned or replaced. my question is can i remove the top of the pump and pull the brushes out and inspect / clean them or, do i need to drain the oil pull the pump and disassemble it to do this. it seems that it is hanging up and tapping with a screwdriver handle gets it going so i am hoping i can clean the brushes and get a little more use out of her. any tips or suggestions would be much appreciated, thanks in advance
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