Mike Crenshaw Posted January 6 Posted January 6 (edited) Hi fellow fan collectors. I have a feeling my Westy tank may need motor surgery within the next year or so. The bottom of the inside of the forward bearing is worn by about 1/40th of an inch or so, causing the fan to slow down a lot, and it has slowed down to where the centrifugal switch has re engaged, and my idea of fixing it is pressing the forward bearing out and then putting it back in the housing upside down. Now, I know I'm probably going to need a press to get the forward bearing out, but before I do the operation, has anyone else removed forward bearings from Westinghouse Tankmotor fans? I also know the stator assembly will have to be removed from the housing, but are there things that hold those forward bearings in like screws, bolts, or what not? Edited January 6 by Mike Crenshaw Quote
Lane Shirey Posted January 6 Posted January 6 If you’re going to remove the bearing, why would you go to all that effort just to install the old bearing upside down. send the whole thing to Darryl Hudson and he’ll make a brand new set of bearings. 1 Quote
Jerry Van Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Not only is turning the old bearing upside down a bad idea, but it's also a mistake to replace just one bearing. I promise you, that for the shaft to sag 1/40", (i.e. .025") in the worn bearing, there is also wear in the opposite bearing. 1 Quote
Lane Shirey Posted January 10 Posted January 10 If the bearing can’t be removed without risking breaking the housing, one of our machinists (not me) might be able to machine the existing bearing with a larger hole and press a brass sleeve into it, essentially “renewing” the old bearing. Quote
David Kilnapp Posted January 10 Posted January 10 I'd go with Darryl Hudson. He'll do the job correctly which is what you want if you are going to keep the fan. 3 Quote
Jerry Van Posted January 10 Posted January 10 5 hours ago, Lane Shirey said: If the bearing can’t be removed without risking breaking the housing, one of our machinists (not me) might be able to machine the existing bearing with a larger hole and press a brass sleeve into it, essentially “renewing” the old bearing. If that's the case, a machinist can also entirely cut away the old bushing and install a new one. 1 Quote
Michael Rathberger Posted January 10 Posted January 10 After seeing the post I did a search "tank bearings" with the all words options. At least 20 posts came up and most were able to replace or have replaced the bearings. Quote
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