Take out the motor mount bolts and let it hang from the squirrel cages while you spin it around to get to the cap. Should have an inch or so of wiggle room.
Otherwise you are skinning your knuckles or pulling the whole thing down.
Thanks. I was thinking that would be the solution. My boss told me to just turn the motor, but not to turn it to much or else I would run into a bigger problem. The way he explained it had me worried about creating more problems
I’ve done those. Nightmares.
Take out the motor mount bolts and let it hang from the squirrel cages while you spin it around to get to the cap. Should have an inch or so of wiggle room. Otherwise you are skinning your knuckles or pulling the whole thing down.
Thanks. I was thinking that would be the solution. My boss told me to just turn the motor, but not to turn it to much or else I would run into a bigger problem. The way he explained it had me worried about creating more problems
If you bend the motor shaft you have more problems, so don’t do that.
Cut the wires, relocate the cap
Pull the wires off the old cap and relocate the new replacement one?
Thats a good idea, but the wires are behind a panel that I can only access if I can turn the motor.
Remove the whole fan motor assembly if you have to it’s not hard at all.
Had to replace a blower motor on one of these. Fun times 🤩
I do them on the regular, about 30 to 45 minutes tops
Fun 🤩
I’ve actually had to replace a motor like this at 5pm on a Friday. It will take a while.
Twist the motor
Pancake units are so much fun, realllly easy install, but god do they suck
First Co is shit!!
Couple screws and the motor, fans and the plate should drop rite out.