Maintenance Procedures continued…
BLADE REMOVAL PROCEDURES
1.
Remove the eight bolts holding the front grill in
place and remove the grill. (
Figure 4.1
)
2.
Remove the three cap screws in the center of the
fan blade bushing with an 5/32 hex bit (Allen
wrench). (
Figure 4.5
)
3.
Insert the cap screws into the adjoining threaded
holes in the bushing. (
Figure 4.6
) Turn the screws
in a clockwise manner. Tighten the cap screws
progressively with the wrench. Evenly tighten
each cap screw ¼ to ½ a turn successively until
the blade slides off of the bushing. (
Figure 4.7
)
Figure 4.6
Figure 4.7
Figure 4.8
4.
Insert a small screwdriver into the bushing slot
(
Figure 4.8
) to release the bushing from the
engine shaft. Be careful not to damage the end of
the jackshaft. Remove the bushing and blade.
Maintenance
5.7
