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Rusted on York condenser fan blade.
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Polish the shaft above the blade with sand cloth.
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Polish the shaft below the blade with sand cloth. Tear it into thin strips that will fit if you have to.
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Polish the shaft and polish it some more. Don't stop till it's shiny.
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If you haven't already, remove the set screw.
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Spray it with good ole WD40
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The oldest tool I own. It's not really a tool. It's a piece of 3/4 pipe.
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Use the hammer and the pipe to push the blade down onto the polished shaft near the motor.
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You can see where I'm going with this.
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Polish the shaft some more, especially the newly exposed areas.
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You can grip the shaft with an adjustable wrench and spin it while holding the blade still.
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work the shaft back and forth while holding the blade. let the weight of the motor do the work for you.
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Slides off like a stick of butter on a hot air conditioner on a Summer's day in Florida.
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when replacing a York condenser fan motor and module, I use some silver tape to hold the module to the sheetmetal cover.