Fresh-nd-Aire Blade Removal

[Robert Todd]

I am trying to help my brother doing some work on a pair of Fresh-nd-Aires he bought recently.  I believe both fans have the bakelite blades and he is having some difficulty removing them to further his work.  Unfortunately, I have never worked on one of these and was hoping that someone might know some tricks to removing the blades on these.  Thanks for your assistance.

[Lawrence Smith]

Remove thevv by set screw, sometimes they are misaligned , but same principle, loosen set screw & work the blade off the rotor. 

[Robert Todd]

Thanks, Lawrence.  I think he has tried this already without success.

[Russ Huber]

If you can take the rear motor housing off so you have access to the back of the motor, you may be able to get a screwdriver into a vent hole and into the rotor to freeze it and spin the blade off.   

Edited October 20, 2024 by Russ Huber

[Lawrence Smith]

Need pics of the blade set , I have seen cross threaded screws jammed into the rotor shaft in the wrong place, this caused a burr which made the blade difficult to remove. The abuse applied to these old fans is remarkable. 

[Robert Todd]

Thanks, guys  I will pass this information along.