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Post by northgate on Sept 26, 2016 21:19:12 GMT -5
My father has a hunter 22544 ceiling fan and loves it. But there is a rubber piece that the blades bolt up to that has broke. It goes around a hard plastic piece that is mounted onto the motor shaft. Does anyone know where to find this piece or even what it's called? My father called hunter directly and got some kid who had no idea what he was talking about. And he said that hunter didn't make anything like that. I've seen the part and it is definitely some sort of hard rubber or neoprene or something. He really doesn't want to get rid of the fan. It's been on almost every day for 30 years and doesn't want to replace it if he doesn't have too. Thank you all for any help you can provide.
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Post by Brian L. on Sept 26, 2016 22:23:33 GMT -5
Any description or pictures of the fan?
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Post by northgate on Sept 26, 2016 22:32:34 GMT -5
Not rite off hand I don't. Next time I'm at his house I'll try to grab a pic. He lives an hour away. He couldn't find any info on the fan so I was just trying to help him out. But I'll see what I can do and grab a pic next time I'm there which wil probably be Thursday or Friday. But it's a very decorative brass fan with 3 lamps coming off the bottoms. It's all brass on the outside except for the blades and there is a beautiful ring around the outside of the fan motor that I believe is a vent screen but is extremely decorated with fancy elegant designs all the way around it.
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Post by northgate on Sept 26, 2016 22:40:38 GMT -5
The motor shaft has a plastic piece on the bottom end of that slides into the rubber disk. The blades then screw into the disk. It looks like something designed to give if someone stuck their hand in the fan or something. It looks like if that happened then the rubber disk would slide around there plastic piece that's mounted to the shaft. I could could be wrong though, it just what it looks like. But anyway, the rubber disk part on his that the blades screw into has become old and broke and he can't find another one anywhere. And hunter has no clue what he is taking about.
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Post by northgate on Sept 26, 2016 22:46:15 GMT -5
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Post by northgate on Sept 26, 2016 22:47:52 GMT -5
Looking the pic of this fan you posted, it's the black ring there that the blades screw to in the middle just above the mount for the lights that can be capped off if no lights are used. Is it a hard rubber or something similar on yours? Because it looks an awful lot like the piece he needs that broke.
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Post by Brian L. on Sept 26, 2016 23:11:28 GMT -5
Looking the pic of this fan you posted, it's the black ring there that the blades screw to in the middle just above the mount for the lights that can be capped off if no lights are used. Is it a hard rubber or something similar on yours? Because it looks an awful lot like the piece he needs that broke. Ohhh Okay, that is a Rubber Flywheel on the Hunter fan, It is replaceable if there are any spare parts left. www.ceilingfanparts.com/images/flywheel.htmProbably the FN series would fit, but contact them to make sure. www.ceilingfanparts.com/images/flywheelfh.htmwww.ceilingfanparts.com/images/flywheelfhn.htmTo replace it, there are quite a few instructions, Some collector here might be able to better describe the process. It may take a few hours.] Basically looks like this, right? And the rubber wheel looks like this? Hope this helps!
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Post by northgate on Sept 27, 2016 6:52:11 GMT -5
Yes! You are awesome! Thank you
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Post by Brian L. on Sept 27, 2016 14:55:27 GMT -5
Yes! You are awesome! Thank you No problem! If you cannot replace the wheel or get the fan to work, take note it is not worth throwing out. The rubber Wheel hunter fans have become rare and some collector might want the fan. I have not replaced a Rubber flywheel on a fan before, but from assumption, here is my best guess on how to do it. TURN OFF Breaker!!!! 1. Remove Lightkit or Switchcap, and disconnect the Two wires connecting them to the fan, 2. Remove the pullchain assembly by twisting off the brass cap outside of the switch housing 3. Using a straightened paper clip, push it in with the wires that are in the pullchain and wiggle it lightly until the wire and the paper clip come out. 4. If there is a capacitor in there, cut the wires and make sure to have small wire caps on hand so you can reconnect them later. 5. Probably everything should be empty inside the switch housing by then. I am not sure, but I think the switch housing can be screwed off, if not, upload pictures onto here. 6. Your fan should have a bare shaft and a broken flywheel. Unscrew whatever is holding the flywheel into place and remove the broken flywheel. 7. Install new flywheel and reverse the steps above. Make sure to have a camera handy so you can document and know what wires go to which modules/connections!!!
And remember! These fans are easier to work on when they are off the ceiling!
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