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I kept my original one to see if there was a way to fix. Looking at it it does not look very fixable but it I can revive it I would happy to do so! The throw away society comes from the fact the parts often can't be serviced anymore. I like salvage yards to help defray a little waste when I can.
Would it be possible for you to include two photos of your original blower? I would like to see the bottom (outside) of the assembly and also from the top at about a 60 degree angle up from the mounting plate. It might help me suggest a way of getting into it. TIA!
Thanks smiley3303 for those pictures. Great job! Questions: 1. What does that philips screw hold on the bottom picture? If you remove it, does any part of that connector come completely off? If it does come off, do you see motor attachment points under there?
2. The exposed motor shaft in the two photos of the blower cage appear reddish in color. What is causing the red color? Is it rust or some sort of locking cement? It does look like rust to me but it is hard to say 100%.
In order to get at the motor, you will either have to remove the motor from the base OR remove the blower cage from the shaft by pulling the cage off the shaft. It might be possible to make a small puller that could do that, maybe similar to a battery post puller.
I see that the end of the shaft has a 45° taper. This suggests that during assembly, some part(s) of the cage are expanded when being pushed onto the shaft. This might make disassembly more difficult. Something to keep in mind.
The black tabs on the top black piece at the end of the shaft interlock with the white blower cage; perhaps these tabs are the key to getting the cage off the shaft. If these tabs are gently pried up, would that allow the black cap to come off the shaft thus allowing the blower cage to be removed?
These are the things I'd try.
So now we are down to doing some experimenting. What you have there is a squeaky blower motor that you would probably throw out - so if you ruin it trying to get it apart, it is not too much of a loss. What do you think?