22 Mar
2013
22 Mar
'13
2:35 p.m.
By the way, removal of the blower is a pill. The
fasteners are buried
deep and require a hex key driver that is much longer than ordinary
ones. Found an inexpensive set at Home Depot, which did the job. One
I had no problem s getting mine in and out. I forget which tools I used,
either the Xcellite 99 key on a 5" extension or another set of long
T-handeld hex keys I have.
fastener is particularly hard to get to. I decided to
replace the hex
fasteners with ordinary screws and emphatically did not install the
fourth one. Three work fine. Note that the Velcro strap which is used to
I would much rather use Allen hex (or Torx, but thsoe are not original)
fasteners in a confined space than slot-hed or Phillips/Pozidriv ones.
With the former types you cna put the bolt on the end of the tool and
fiddle it into place. I put my blowwer back with all 4 screws.
Incitentally, if you want o strip tyhe blower down (I've done it for
cleaning, and also to make a good blower from 2 dead ones), you need a
long allen key to remvoe the grub screw in the impeller. It goes in
between the blades. Again. the Xcellite 99 tool fits perfectly.
-tony