[Scott711]

Thanks everyone, I've got the end bell off and noticed the other motor leads are also wearing thin right at the edge of the motor can. The problem here is the wires are epoxied together and to the can before they exit the can. This makes it almost impossible to get the shrink tubing over the break in the casing. IMO this is poor workmanship and the casing of the wire is so thin with the heat and laying right on the edge of the can just a little bit of movment starts to cut through the casing causing problems. Also there is not much room to add additional shrink wrapping due to the small opening in the end bell. I'm going to give it a try but I'm not real hopeful at this point. Then I'll check resistance tomorrow when I can borrow a meter. For future reference I would recomend that people not wiggle those motor leads around very much as this certinly can compond the problem. Thanks.