Just bought a new motor from APP last week. Tried to install it tonight but I can not figure out the trick to getting the blower fan off of the motor.. Right now I have channel locks on the motor shaft preventing the motor from turing and the tag on the fan cover said to turn the fan clockwise. I guess my fingers are just to weak to turn the fan hard enough. I just can't get a grip on it. I tried holding the fan and turing the motor also, but still can get a good enough grip. Is there any tricks or tips anyone could help me out with? I'm almost to the point where I am going to break the fan off and just buy another one.....

This is my girlfriends dryer and I forgot to grab the model #

Thanks ahead of time for any help

Tom

and sometime they just don't come off.
If your replacing the motor along with the fan blade then you can use a hammer to remove it. :)

One big blow with a hammer at the center of the blower wheel and you can bust up the old wheel enough to pull the motor out.

Of coarse you will need a new blower wheel after doing this.

The BFH ... nice. I was thinking about doing it but decided to hold off trying to get everything fixed last night.

I'll let you know how it goes

richappy must be stronger then me. I only have a 95% successful blower wheel removal rate with the vice grips. :p

It's alway's the other 5% that is all the fun anyway, lol.. :)

Turbotom,

You get the job done?

Apparently I like pounding the hell out of things too. I got it off tonight, but not the way I wanted to. I held the wheel with an adjustable wrench while my girlfriend turn the motor shaft with another wrench. A fin on the wheel cracked. I decided heck for $20 I can get a new one shipped here and proceeded to beat it with the hammer. It was worth it :D even if I could have still used that wheel.

One thing I did learn. Wear gloves while working on dryers! Those clips that hold the motor down can be a pain to get off. When wrenchs slip, hands fly. Metal edges wrecked havoc on my knuckles.

Tom