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Thread Number: 38067
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby 518 Fan Removal |
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| Post# 405621 2/18/2019 at 01:12 (1,891 days old) by Kirbytex85 (Houston, TX) | ||
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| Post# 405622 , Reply# 1 2/18/2019 at 01:25 (1,891 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Hey
I know the opening on 518 is a little smaller than d50 but it's the same concept. The pic of the armature is a hole. You put an ice pic or something in that slot to keep shaft from moving. I recommend spraying and leave over night. You make sure armature doesn't rotate pull fan upwards by hand and while armature is secured spin fan in counter clock wise motion should pry loose and spin Right off.
Les
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Post# 405626 , Reply# 2 2/18/2019 at 08:03 (1,891 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Kirbytex85
Dustin,
Like Les just showed you in his reply, you will need a special fan locking tool (an ice pick can be used as a substitute) which is to be inserted into the hole where the armature is, in order to prevent the armature from moving when you attempt removal of the fan. The fan is spun on in reverse, meaning to get it off it needs to be spun in a clockwise direction. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 405639 , Reply# 3 2/18/2019 at 12:20 (1,890 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine) | ||
Fan Removal.. | ||
| Post# 405657 , Reply# 4 2/18/2019 at 22:00 (1,890 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
I'm not familiar with the fan design, but if possible, set it up so the threads stay immersed in PB blaster for a couple days. I would assume you could point the belt shaft straight down, perhaps situate it in a bottle, and spray between the motor and the blade so a puddle stays there for a couple days. Even then, if it's really stuck, it will take some force.
Not sure of the best way to grip the fan. | ||
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