[encantotom]

the groove in the shaft and the fan housing is secured by a half moon metal key

your came out when the fan got loose.   i agree with richard i really dont think that shaft is damaged.  it is too hard.  and the fan housing is soft aluminum

looks like this.  but not the same dimensions.  this is illustrative only

tom

[Frankie4Fingers]

the groove in the shaft and the fan housing is secured by a half moon metal key

your came out when the fan got loose.   i agree with richard i really dont think that shaft is damaged.  it is too hard.  and the fan housing is soft aluminum

looks like this.  but not the same dimensions.  this is illustrative only

tom

If mine came out, how do I replace it?  I didn’t see that as part of the fan replacement.

[encantotom]

it just sits in the groove

tom

[Richard]

ACE hardware will have a selection of them to choose from

[Frankie4Fingers]

ACE hardware will have a selection of them to choose from

Ahh ok, so they can be bought locally usually?  I will take a look once I get the parts.

[Frankie4Fingers]

So I have a new update.  I was able to locate the key for the motor and I used a screwdriver in it to help get the motor not to spin when I loosened the screw on the outside.  Well, you trade one problem for another apparently because as soon as I started to turn the screw, it broke off.  I didn't even apply that much torque to it.  Attached pictures.  Does this mean that I need to replace the entire radiator fan motor?  I don't see a way of getting that end off of it to even attempt to get the screw out.

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So I have a new update.  I was able to locate the key for the motor and I used a screwdriver in it to help get the motor not to spin when I loosened the screw on the outside.  Well, you trade one problem for another apparently because as soon as I started to turn the screw, it broke off.  I didn't even apply that much torque to it.  Attached pictures.  Does this mean that I need to replace the entire radiator fan motor?  I don't see a way of getting that end off of it to even attempt to get the screw out.

At this point I would say you will probably have to remove at least the overhung adaptor. You have a little bit of the bolt sticking out, not sure if you can grab it with a pair of pliers and get it out. Wondering if this is reverse thread? I have a pair of knipex pliers that are my go to for removing stuff like this, they really grip much better than vice grips. The ones I have are called the alligator. Not sure how much an overhung adaptor costs but might be worth taking it to a machine shop and having them extract the bolt for you, depends on if you want to try to mess with it. You could remove it, I would probably try drilling it out if I could not get it out with pliers. Your going to need really good drills to drill it out though, you need to be centered so you can drill most of the bolt out except the threads then you can just run a tap down in the threads and clean them out.

[encantotom]

corey, like we talked on the phone, that shaft is on the overhung adapter. the overhung adapter is mounted on the hydraulic motor.

evidently, newell wants about 4k dollars for it. we talked on the phone and if it was me, i would remove the overhung adapter and either drill and remove the broken bolt and clean up the shaft or take it to a machine shop to have that done.

tom

[encantotom]

here is the overhung adapter from another post on the forum

tom

[encantotom]

i am pretty sure it is less than a thousand bucks from zero max

but dont know for sure

tom