F-14 fan Oooops!

TimWafer · Dec 15, 2020

Had to move my F-14 around in the pole barn yesterday trying to make room to get more stuff packed in there for winter. Started right up fine. Just as I was about to park it. The fan seized up solid and the fan belt started smoking. Didnt have time to look it over very close and didnt have a flashlight.
As I recall there is no water pump on the F-14. So is the fan assemble then fairly easy to remove? My failing memory hints like there was some oil or grease fitting on there that I could have possibly neglected. Oooops!

DeltaSteve · Dec 15, 2020

No bearings. Just a bushing rotateing around a 'stud'. There is a 1/8" pipe plug on the pulley for adding 90Wt. Once you get it freed up,put a jerk in it. A shot of grease annually
will work.

Pete in Holland MI · Dec 15, 2020

Yup. There's and oil plug on the housing that has an odd sequence of filling. Did up a manual and it tells the procedure
for lubrication.

gene bender · Dec 15, 2020

It is dry and needs oil remove the plug and put some oil same as the engine
uses.

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