Kyle Shelstad Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 A friend of mine just replaced a head wire on this fan of his, when it is off everything turns freely, but when powered on it locks up tight like an electromagnet. Thoughts???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 The motor housing is not together properly in the picture of it laying on the bench. You can see it in the picture. The left side has a gap. This is causing a misalignment of the shaft and the bearing. I use a plastic hammer to tap on the housing to get it to "pop" in. Hope that helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Smith Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) Good call Anthony, also when tightening up the bolts, loosely tighten one, skip one. Do the same to the next one & so on, this will help put the cover back on evenly. Another thing is fix that cage-- the 5 bars should be straight across !! Great fan I might have an extra grille badge if yours is missing Edited October 10, 2021 by Lawrence Smith add photo for reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Guegain Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Also I had an issue with mine getting stuck with the oscillator when it wasn’t completely tightened. It still ran but got stuck oscillating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Peshoff Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 This is a common problem with GE's. Alignment is crucial. Plastic hammer or rubber mallet will generally do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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