At 05:40 PM 5/5/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>vents, that one has us stumped. The axle goes full length, has a cap at
>one end and the cable lever at the other. We cannot figure out how to
>get that thing to come out.

Is that the one that has a couple little keyed sections of the
plastic box itself that have to slide out?  I canna remember and I
don't have one to look at.  I do remember that it's not a big deal
once you figure out the trick.  Last one I did was on Millie's Van
and that must be a couple years ago now.

While you're in there, don't forget to check the pivots on the
free-swinging flaps that slam shut when the blower air is stronger
than the ram air.  They tend to wear triangular and then jam or fall
out.  If either happens, your blower will have a merry time blowing
air around in a circle to itself, though the ram air will still be
fine.  A challenging item to repair because of access issues and the
need for it to swing freely.  I didn't last time, but I believe
opening up access from the side (and covering it with aluminum body
tape afterwards) would be the way to get in there without going
insane.  I don't regard renewing the foam on those flaps as
important, and likely to do more harm than good because of the small
clearances and low forces involved.

Yours,
David

Yours,
d