I had a local welder fix mine several years ago. He welded on several stainless steel "fingers" and a piece spanning the center which was badly...
rubber grommet and bearing pictures: yes I cleaned it up before reassembly. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I shall attempt to post pictures; just replaced bearings on my fan....
The hardest step is breaking loose the set screw by the motor. You will need a long allen wrench, and in my case I needed to add a handle...
The motor end has two bearings which can be replaced. I was able to replace them w/out any special tools.
The only challenge w/ accessing the motor bearings is breaking free the set screw holding the impeller to the motor. You will need a long allen...
I purchased skf 608ZZ bearings off ebay and installed them (M55). The motor takes 2 bearings; the rubber end cap at the far end of the impeller...
Climber, you can replace the bearings in the fan. 608zz. I've used bearings from the local electric motor shop; but they were poor quality....
Bearings are 608 -2Z; I purchased SKF explorers for approx. $4 ea off of ebay. These are metal shielded; some folks have used the rubber shielded...
Hi. Sorry to hear about your health challenges. 229 is the best price I've seen. fyi you can replace the bearings on the fan; I've done mine...
