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WesternHorizon
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Dec 19, 2018

Atwood furnace blower wheel replacement: Notes and pix

The furnace blower wheel hangs unsupported on the motor shaft. Eventually the bearings wear out and the blower / motor starts to squeal. The motor needs to be replaced. This job is within the reac...
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WesternHorizon
Explorer
Dec 19, 2018
doxiemom11 wrote:
We have an Atwood and hubby replaced the blower motor without sawing anything. Didn't take that long to do it either. Easy access from the back of the furnace. We do have an older (2000) motorhome so maybe a different set up.


That's great. But it's good to be prepared to cut the shaft because with the steel burner wheel and just a bit of rust (my '95 RV has never been out of the desert) it's not coming off.

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