Paul Carmody Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) I have had heck in the past separating the front case of stamped steel Westinghouse’s .I’ve tried all the tricks.lightly tapping the rotor to the front case,rubber mallet,nothing seems thin enough to fit in the tight fit.Especially on a fan with very good original paint where metal objects will certainly chip paint and scar metal.Example of years of separation,or at least attempts.The other is one already separated with near perfect paint. Edited January 31, 2023 by Paul Carmody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) Also as with the nice one the factory used a very large amount of insulating varnish that further stuck it. What is needed is an 1/4”dog point body screw,bolt.The dog point fits in the front case hole but fits tight against stator.The tapered threads and it’s ability to bite,it grabs tight with no damage or distortion to case.Get it started with fingers and snug with pliers or socket.I use a nail as a driver.Put tape so the washer that I need to remove with a Drimel Doesn’t further scratch case. Edited January 30, 2023 by Paul Carmody 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 A small metal hammer and some taps.The nice one separated enough to work around and finish separating.The rough one popped right off.I did this one handed and the other hand on the video.The hits were not as hard as it looked.Light taps will just separate it enough to work it off.No muss no fuss no damage. IMG_0721.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Shirey Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Or use a cable splicing knife to start opening the crack. Won’t damage paint. They’re available on Amazon. You can look them up by name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clayton Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 I know where that idea came from Lane 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Lane Shirey said: Or use a cable splicing knife to start opening the crack. Won’t damage paint. They’re available on Amazon. You can look them up by name. That's a pretty nifty idea! Looks more professional than what I was doing... I use a box knife blade and tap on the back of the blade to separate the housings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 6 hours ago, Paul Carmody said: dog point body screw... ...tight against stator. ...nail as a driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Shirey Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 11 hours ago, Tony Clayton said: I know where that idea came from Lane 😉 Yessir! Been doing it that way ever since! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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