02-11-2019, 01:43 PM
Easy does it. I have used two large screwdrivers as pry bars. One each on opposite sides of the shaft. I also have heard a "pickle fork" normally used to deinstall front end joints will work.
I don't recommend beating on it with anything. One the hub is aluminum and you could deform it or fracture it. Two, you could slip and take out a fan blade. Three, you could damage the bearings in the OHLA.
The fan is a simple press fit onto a taper fit.
I don't understand if you can see the keyway why it doesn't pop right off. The keyway is buried in the taper on mine.
Make sure you are trying to separate the hub at the taper, and not trying to remove the taper from the OHLA shaft.
I don't recommend beating on it with anything. One the hub is aluminum and you could deform it or fracture it. Two, you could slip and take out a fan blade. Three, you could damage the bearings in the OHLA.
The fan is a simple press fit onto a taper fit.
I don't understand if you can see the keyway why it doesn't pop right off. The keyway is buried in the taper on mine.
Make sure you are trying to separate the hub at the taper, and not trying to remove the taper from the OHLA shaft.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
99 Newell, 512
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
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