[FC] More blower fan difficulty....

[Shaun]

Nothing harder than a smack IMHO.
SM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Merv and or Loretta" <krupross@sunwave.net>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>; <corvairs@cybrus.net>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:45 PM
Subject: [FC] More blower fan difficulty....


> OK, to date, I have successfully rounded off one of the bolt heads holding
the
> blower fan assembly together. A bolt extractor didn't work, except to
shave a
> further 1/16" off the diameter of the bolt head.Then, I punched and
drilled a
> 1/8" pilot hole into the bolt, followed by a 3/8 drill bit. I broke it.
Then I
> had to really put some grunt into pulling the remaining part of the broken
bit
> out of the hole. A perhaps gentler approach with my only other 3/8" bit
> succeeded. A couple of selective taps with a cold chisel and the last of
the
> head fell off. I tapped and smacked the pulley and it finally fell off.
> NOW the damn fan itself won't come off. It is like someone glued the thing
on
> to the hub.
> Because I have never worked with magnesium and especially 40 year old
> magnesium blower fans, I need to know just how tough these things are and
> exactly how hard I can bang on it to try to break it loose.
>
> Would you describe it as a :
>
> thump
> thwack
> smack
> sharp rap
> resounding bonk
> thorough beating
> smallish stick of dynamite
> large stick of dynamite
>
> Your input would be appreciated..... <S>
>
> Merv Krull
> Salmon Arm, BC
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