Re: [FWDLK] Driving fan cage off of motor shaft

Tom:

Thanks for the warning & tips.

Excellent point that I have previously learned the hard way by mushrooming and bending a shaft. I tapped this one lightly and will finish driving out with a ¼” cone tipped drift punch. Been over 100 13 days straight and expect another two days of it before it breaks—so will let her soak a few more days before finishing. I’ll try the prying first, but the squirrel cage is large diameter and kind of flimsy and the mounting plate is fiber, not steel. Still 101 in the garage at 9:30 PM thanks to parked hot Jeep & Durango.

I have heard good things about PB Blaster, Deep Creep and Kroil. All could do with more descriptive names—like Liquid Wrench??

Rich Barber

Brentwood, CA

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Subject: [FWDLK] Driving fan cage off of motor shaft

Good post on Deep Creep as I normally use PB Blaster.

I read where you planned to drive out the blower from the motor shaft if it did not easily come off. This is where I usually get into trouble in that the end of the shaft gets out of shape and in some cases exerts more pressure on the surrounds making it even more difficult to remove. You might want to use a vice to stabilize the motor and try to pry off the fan cage first – a little at the time all around before getting out the punch. A nick in the shaft center will help keep a good punch centered.

Tom