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Hi all, I'm close to finally collecting all five bearings to be replaced (The control sheave bearing seems just fine to me. Go figure) and I've done my best Everett impression to get them measured precisely. Here are the two motor bearings and the two Gilmer Drive bearings: IMG_4046.small.jpg But th...

Hi all, @chapmanruss, your history lesson helps quite a bit. Thanks for taking the time to write that out. And @everettdavis, you were absolutely correct. I checked the vent cover and sure enough, it says "Mark 5" right above the serial number. JPG, I did as you suggested and pushed the fa...

Thanks, Everett. There are some really good details in that post. I'm surprised about your comment regarding variations in the bearings. I would have thought that a given company would have to ensure that a part number was consistent across lots. I focused on NTN because that's what I see being sold...

Well, I got the nut off by holding the spring down with a set of needle-nose vise grips and then rotating the nut clockwise with a brace between the fan sheave to keep the shaft from turning. Once I had that set up, the nut came off surprisingly with little effort. But now the outside sheave is not ...

Hi guys, Thanks for the responses. I saw the tool in Jacob's videos, but it seems to assume a washer that is significantly larger than the clip holding it in place. On my motor, the spring is just barely larger than the nut, so it doesn't look to me like the dimensions specified will work. Is there ...

Hi all, I'm sure this has been asked before, so I apologize in advance for not being able to find the reference. I've read through threads on the AO Smith motor, Mickyd's rebuild thread, ShopSmith's exploded diagrams and the docs on Everett's Google Docs archive, but I've been unable to find a refer...