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New Furnace Build ,,, Cupola
Rob.Wilson:
Well my fan motor EXPLODED! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Tested insulation with mega :zap: thats OK , ran up motor , bearings sound a tad dry , checked shaft :palm:
Looks like it has had an ill fitting pulley on it some time in its life ,,,,,,, the price you pay for using salvaged parts :coffee: and the centrifugal switch contacts could do with a clean .
So its repair motor first job tomorrow :dremel:
Rob
vtsteam:
Yikes!
Wait a minute......
It didn't really explode, you just took it apart to make sure it was in perfect running order.
Why I oughta....
Rob.Wilson:
Evening Lads :beer:
A wee bit done to the motor , pressed off the bearings .
Ground the shaft end parallel with the good old tool post grinder :dremel:
And pressed one of the new bearings back on the shaft .
Now when I removed the motor fan cover one of the wee screw heads sheared off .
Well corroded in as per with ally and steel . A bit of heat needed ,for jobs like this I use a heat gun .waist of time trying to use penetrating oil at this point .
File a couple of flats on the screw if poss , don't cut a slot for a screwdriver or you will be getting the drill out , warm the ally part up , just wiggle the screw back and forth to crack the bond once its loose a bit then spay some penetrating oil on . been using this method for yonks on motor bike and outboard engines .
Rob
doubleboost:
Nice repair on the shaft rob
Be careful with the grinding dust on your lathe bed :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
"plus gas" is good for snapped studs (oxygen plus acetylene) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
John
awemawson:
Conventional advice is if you must use a tool post grinder, cover the ways in damp newspaper first, then after use, a good clean up and re-oil. Grinding grit trapped under a way wipe can cause no end of damage.
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