Thread Number: 17189
having trouble taking off my kirby fan...HELP!
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Post# 184579   6/6/2012 at 19:03 (4,313 days old) by isaiah (wyoming, MN)        

the pin that holds the fan on won't budge. anyone have any tips or tricks for an easy removal?

Post# 184582 , Reply# 1   6/6/2012 at 19:13 (4,313 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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You will have to take some sort of ice pick and insert it down in the slot of the motorway where the impeller is for leverage. The fan is spun on in reverse, so to get it off you will at least have to do so in a clockwise motion.

~Ben


Post# 184588 , Reply# 2   6/6/2012 at 19:54 (4,313 days old) by isaiah (wyoming, MN)        
Ben

i've got a locking tool i got off of ebay but honestly i have no clue how it works or where i'm supposed to place it.

Post# 184590 , Reply# 3   6/6/2012 at 20:08 (4,313 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)        

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What model Kirby is it?  That locking tool will only work with certain models.

 


Post# 184592 , Reply# 4   6/6/2012 at 20:16 (4,313 days old) by isaiah (wyoming, MN)        
eurekastar

it's a classic III

Post# 184604 , Reply# 5   6/6/2012 at 21:22 (4,313 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)        

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If you have the locking tool that looks like a bent piece of metal, then you have the right one.  Slide the curved end into one of the grooves of the armature.  It should be a nice tight fit.  The other end will then bind up against the bell housing itself.  When removing the fan pulley, remember that they are left handed threads; therefore, turn the fan pulley to the right in order to loosen it.  If your tool is straight with little stubs on each end, then that is not the correct tool.  That tool is used for the 500 series models up through the 1-CR.  Hope this helps.



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