Thanks, it's a little part of my work to take photos so I have some rudimentary skill. I was going at the parts with an angle grinder and wire brush today:
Unfortunately I spotted the first real problem with this motor, this is the part that holds the bearing on the fan side, it's broken:
And on the other side they tried an earlier repair that didn't hold, I believe welding cast iron isn't that reliable:
Not sure what I ought to do now, silver solder it?