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How do you remove fan motor bolts?

Started by sibhs , Feb 15 2013 09:37 PM

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#1 sibhs

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Posted 15 February 2013 - 09:37 PM

I can't work this out. :mellow:

Need to remove these little spiked clips to get the bolts out! These are in the heater box and go through the fan motor.

How is it done with-out destroying the clips? I tried levering with a micro screwdriver, I could try harder, just hoping for an easy way out.
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 10:18 PM

From memory I ended up using a small screwdriver to carefully bend the lugs out enough to get them off.

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 01:06 AM

Yeah what Dave said. Go slow with a small screwdriver.
If you bust then teeth from the lock washer and need a replacements you may be able to get some the correct size from Small Parts and Bearings in QLD.

http://www.smallpart...ringsteel/all/1

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 05:59 AM

i use a pointy nose pliers and a small flat blade, buy squeezing the metal outside ring with the rubber under it, bit buy bit and then turn it as you work it.
i know there are a lot of ITS going on there hay.

good luck cheers gong

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#5 _Agent 34_

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 06:31 AM

you can just leave them in the metal platers will go right over it.

the rubber is not effected by the acids and zinc

that's how i did mine.

turned out fine

yep it's a bugger of a job

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 09:35 AM

Thanks guys will give these ideas a go.

The metal base is totally rusted so I've bought a new heater box and need to transfer this stuff over.

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 09:58 AM

Ooops !
Sorry I provided the wrong link for replacement retaining rings.
This is the correct one.

http://www.smallpart...ngsbasic/all/1/

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 12:44 PM

That was challenging.....

Heres how I did it.

It required 2 pairs of hands, long nose pliers, very small flat blade screwdriver and a hammer.

I cut the section out and mounted in a vice.

Squeeze down on the grip washer and insert screwdriver above spike then lightly tap with hammer until you can lever the spike over the ridge. While still keeping pressure on this spike so it doesn't drop back in the groove do the same to the opposite side and so on.

It was tricky and even another a third pair of hands could be handy.

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