Need a C-55D Vend motor

[Jcarter168]

Ok. I KNOW these are hard to come by, but if ANYONE out there has a working one that they've been hoarding or just don't need, I would greatly appreciate it.  It could help save one more of these cool little machines.  Let me know if you can help.

Thanks,

Jeff

[Jim]

I'm not sure of the motor style you need, but I just purchased Merkle-Korff motor from a guy on greedbay that I will be slightly modifying to work in my Westy WC-60.
The guy has more and you'll need to see if this would fit your application...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Merkle-Korff-used-high-torque-low-speed-motor-from-cigarette-vending-machine-/111420976212?

[Jcarter168]

Jim,
     Thank you for your reply.  This is very interesting and you can't beat the price either.  The two motors do look very similar.  I think I would have a hard time adapting it though given my tools and experience with this sort of thing.  The main problem I see right off is the shaft is squared on the Merkle and mine is round.  If I knew how to adapt it to fit this would be a great deal.  If anyone has done this, please chime in.

[collecture]

The shaft is not square, but rather 'D' shaped. This is so the set screw has a flat surface e to tighten to.

[Jim]

Just following up and not attempting to hijack your topic...
I was able to get the motor slightly modified and was a perfect fit into the WC-60; now I have a functioning machine ! ! !
Best part was the budget, $25 ! ! !

Lesson: do a little homework on shaft size/diameter, rpm, etc, etc and it just may be the replacement motor you are looking for...

This motor is almost a direct replacement for the Westy WC-60/78 vend motor!  The modifications were minimal and the gear housing is the same so it bolts right in place! The link is provided below as the seller has five more at this time...