I have fought blades for long periods of time , messed with pullers ect. and I had never once though of drilling the shaft ! Thanks for this video , another trick for my tool box ;)
Those condenser fan blades are so easy to damage with a puller if the motor is junk I typically cut the motor shaft off with my cutting torch and beat it out of the hub....anti seize also works well in keeping from shafts and hubs from rusting together, but I know you know about that..... Take care Jon
Hi Dave, Yeah the blade started to bend with the puller on it so it was on to plan B! Don't know if its something in the air on this site but everything seems to corrode badly. I might need to look into getting a cutting torch, Thanks!
Hi Fritz! Things weren't helped because i had lost my sand paper strip, then lost the old bit i had in the tool box.... had to make do with a wire brush in the drill but got it done in the end, got cleaned, tried three different types of oil then the oxy acetylene on it which only got the grub screws loosened!
We always used to fit a new blade, but the new ones are plastic and after a while they throw a blade off and burn the motor out so i'm getting used to taking the old ones off! Also not sure the plastic ones move enough air.
Some just like to become one with the shaft. Last one I solved by buying a new motor and fan, was easier than trying, especially as the fan was very rusted in the boss and was looking poor from salt corrosion.
i like your method, worked perfectly, didn't require special tools(pullers etc). i probably would have done something similar(providing i thought of it). i highly doubt you could have done anything other than what you did. most other methods would have bent the fan(i have bent a few)
Lol I remember being taught my first fan blade pull as a youngster. Oh they laughed at me, when I learned not to let my temper get the best of me.. ROL!!! :)))
I had a new blade but they are about £80!!! They are special order as the equipment is about 20 years old so i was hoping to keep the blade until i really need it.
Hey John !!! I will cut mine also with a Grinder and Punch Out or Drill !!! I have had Excellent Luck with my Puller , I just Sand the Heck outa Shaft , and put Penetration Oil on it , let Set and Wham Bam we are in Business !!! I got a Video of Lori pulling a Blade off a 20 year old Rusted Mess of a Motor with Ease !!! Great Video as Always my Friend !!!
If the motor was good and the blade was faulty but seized on, I would cut all the blades off to get them out of the way then grind a slot in the hub above where the flat is on the shaft, it would likely come loose then but if not you could spread the slot with a hammer and chisel.
I have fought blades for long periods of time , messed with pullers ect. and I had never once though of drilling the shaft ! Thanks for this video , another trick for my tool box ;)
Those condenser fan blades are so easy to damage with a puller
if the motor is junk I typically cut the motor shaft off with my cutting torch
and beat it out of the hub....anti seize also works well in keeping from shafts
and hubs from rusting together, but I know you know about that.....
Take care Jon
Hi Dave,
Yeah the blade started to bend with the puller on it so it was on to plan B! Don't know if its something in the air on this site but everything seems to corrode badly. I might need to look into getting a cutting torch, Thanks!
Hi Fritz!
Things weren't helped because i had lost my sand paper strip, then lost the old bit i had in the tool box.... had to make do with a wire brush in the drill but got it done in the end, got cleaned, tried three different types of oil then the oxy acetylene on it which only got the grub screws loosened!
We always used to fit a new blade, but the new ones are plastic and after a while they throw a blade off and burn the motor out so i'm getting used to taking the old ones off! Also not sure the plastic ones move enough air.
Some just like to become one with the shaft. Last one I solved by buying a new motor and fan, was easier than trying, especially as the fan was very rusted in the boss and was looking poor from salt corrosion.
i like your method, worked perfectly, didn't require special tools(pullers etc). i probably would have done something similar(providing i thought of it). i highly doubt you could have done anything other than what you did. most other methods would have bent the fan(i have bent a few)
Lol I remember being taught my first fan blade pull as a youngster. Oh they laughed at me, when I learned not to let my temper get the best of me.. ROL!!! :)))
I had a new blade but they are about £80!!! They are special order as the equipment is about 20 years old so i was hoping to keep the blade until i really need it.
nice, sometimes things like are the only way to remove things off shafts
Hey John !!!
I will cut mine also with a Grinder and Punch Out or Drill !!!
I have had Excellent Luck with my Puller , I just Sand the Heck outa Shaft , and put Penetration Oil on it , let Set and Wham Bam we are in Business !!!
I got a Video of Lori pulling a Blade off a 20 year old Rusted Mess of a Motor with Ease !!!
Great Video as Always my Friend !!!
No worries!
I got the idea from PutSome5TankOnIt, this was a kill or cure measure! Had to heat it with the oxy acetylene to get the grub screw out!
i don't really like plastic fans either(+ plastic gets brittle eventually)
Fine if replacing the motor is the goal....but what if replacing the FAN is the goal ?
If the motor was good and the blade was faulty but seized on, I would cut all the blades off to get them out of the way then grind a slot in the hub above where the flat is on the shaft, it would likely come loose then but if not you could spread the slot with a hammer and chisel.
@@heavydiesel That is exactly what I am about to do. We think alike. When in doubt, cut.
This was a kill or cure moment!
Nice tip ! cheers ;)
*things like that