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Thread Number: 38544
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Omega Fan will not give in |
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Post# 409864 , Reply# 1 5/28/2019 at 00:01 (1,792 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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rodknock95
Blaze,
The fan has reverse threading, so to get it off it will need to be rotated clockwise to be removed. You will also need a fan locking tool or ice pick to hold down the armature while you attempt removal of the fan. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 409871 , Reply# 2 5/28/2019 at 07:07 (1,792 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
Aluminum fan (10 straight blades) is all one piece. Anything else (11 curved blades) would have a separate belt pulley and fan.
If you have the aluminum fan, the fan removal tool which Ben kindly showed above is absolutely necessary because the fan and spindle are one. The tool is Kirby part T130 and can be had for not much on eBay. If you have any fan other than the aluminum one, it is possible in some cases to hold on to the fan blades themselves with work gloves or a rag and then twist off the separate, reverse threaded belt pulley. However, it sounds as thought your pulley is seized on too much for you to be able to do that, so you most likely need the T130. | ||
| Post# 409887 , Reply# 3 5/28/2019 at 20:40 (1,791 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Ice pick
The tool is not great. I bought an ice pick off Amazon the works better. Both the Kirby tool and ice pick bent when removing fans. The Kirby tool is not good. Get some wd30 or pb blaster between bearing plate and fan. If you have Ann ice pic you can get it off. If you can't get it today let the on blaster or WD-40. It will loosen up. If you taken carbon brush and black brush holders out put them back in. I noticed when armature is in place with carbon brushes still in helps armature from twisting as much. I do remember my Omega was a beast but it came off.
If you can get a flat head screw driver between fan and housing see if you can pry up a little. If you get a little lift it should push armature down pulling fan away. If you can't don't press the issue. Hopefully my advice helps. Les | ||
| Post# 409899 , Reply# 4 5/29/2019 at 00:39 (1,791 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 409933 , Reply# 5 5/29/2019 at 22:50 (1,790 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Exactly | ||
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