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Alex Koh

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If that rear cap doesn't screw off by hand, then no. I have owned both of those same model fans in the past & both of them turned into basket cases.

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13 hours ago, Stan Adams said:

If that rear cap doesn't screw off by hand, then no. I have owned both of those same model fans in the past & both of them turned into basket cases.

Do you remember which way the cap unscrews?

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I'm not too sure where to go from here. I started chipping away at the rubber gasket that in between the cap and tried soaking it in penetrating oil and the cap won't budge.

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Sucess. Turns out the rubber trim was the problem, after picking away at it and sitting the back cap in a pool of WD40 it broke loose. The cap is still perfectly intact.IMG_3893.jpg

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12 hours ago, Anthony Lindsey said:

you should run to the store and buy a lottery ticket.

Sadly that luck may not work again for the second century. Somebody tried opening it with a tool and damaged the cap a bit. I’ll still give it a try in the future but I’m expecting it to fall apart.

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I avoid the Centurys except for the 5-speed models that are all cast iron and steel without the usual decomposing pot metal parts.   Sometimes you'll come across a pot metal 3 speed century that is in good condition.  Check to see that you can remove the rear gearbox cap before buying and look closely for any cracks in the pot metal.

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17 hours ago, Steve Stephens said:

I avoid the Centurys except for the 5-speed models that are all cast iron and steel without the usual decomposing pot metal parts.   Sometimes you'll come across a pot metal 3 speed century that is in good condition.  Check to see that you can remove the rear gearbox cap before buying and look closely for any cracks in the pot metal.

I can now see why people really like the early models.

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For some reason I can casually move the front bearing back and fourth withA some force. But it doesn’t ever slide out of the housing.

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