Got carried away cleaning my Kenevo and took the motor out....

[Bigbarper]

Anyone know what the blue soft crumbly tacky substance is that goes between the motor and frame?
Mine kinda disintegrated when removing the motor, thinking a bit of silicone or similar will be appropriate when reinstalling.....

 

[Bigbarper]

Blue 'stuff' visible in second picture right hand side.

 

[Dax]

That's probably the fabled heat conductive pad, I expect @Al Boneta will be able to give you a definitive answer

 

[Al Boneta]

That's probably the fabled heat conductive pad, I expect @Al Boneta will be able to give you a definitive answer

Yep that’s exactly what that bluish white pad is. It connects the motor to the frame so the frame acts as a heatsink

 

[Kiwi in Wales]

You can buy a replacement so all is not lost

If you can’t find one in the UK these guys are good for Levo/Kenevo parts

https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=238310;menu=1000,329,330;page=10

 

[Kiwi in Wales]

Not good to see all the moisture, mud and crap still getting into the 2018 motor housing area. It is worse on the 2017 models.

I will post what I have done to try to get around this challenging issue. Just need to get the photos and written details in some sort of logical step by step order which will hopefully help you all.

 

[Bigbarper]

Not good to see all the moisture, mud and crap still getting into the 2018 motor housing area. It is worse on the 2017 models.

I will post what I have done to try to get around this challenging issue. Just need to get the photos and written details in some sort of logical step by step order which will hopefully help you all.

I did see a post (by you?) where foam had been used to keep out mud, pine needles, grit etc but allowed water to wash through......think I will go down the same route.

 

[Kiwi in Wales]

I did see a post (by you?) where foam had been used to keep out mud, pine needles, grit etc but allowed water to wash through......think I will go down the same route.

Yes, I did but I thought I would expand on it a bit more this time.

 

[idahoskiguy]

Glad I have never opened mine up, but the picture confirms what I have suspected is happening. Thinking I will just leave it alone until an actual need arises.

 

[Bigbarper]

Actually its not really as bad as it looks as all the motor connections were bone dry and clean internally.
Take a note or picture of cable polarity if removing motor as key on plugs preventing incorrect install is very subtle.
I used foam (sponge) to close off the cable entry points in a similar fashion to 'Kiwi in wales'
Also reused the thermal pad (waiting for the £3.00 eBay replacement) , its similar to blue tack in consistency and was straight forward to spread out squish between the motor and frame.
Only other thing of note was the main swing arm bearing spacer and seal needed a bit of a clean up and regrease.
All in all probably worth doing if you like to know how it all goes together and keep it well sorted.