Fresh Food Fan - GE Profile PFSS6NKW Technical Service Manual

5. Remove the blower housing and place it blower
wheel-side up on the protected surface.
Note: An anti-slip adhesive is applied to the blower
wheel hub during factory assembly and the blower
wheel may be diffi cult to remove.
6. Firmly grasp the blower wheel and pull it off the
motor shaft.
7. Remove the 2 Phillips-head screws then rotate
the blower motor 90° counterclockwise and
remove the motor from the blower housing.

Fresh Food Fan

The fresh food fan motor is attached to the inside of
the fresh food evaporator cover.
To remove the fresh food fan:
1. Remove the fresh food evaporator cover. (See
Fresh Food Evaporator Cover
2. Peel off the masking tape from the top and the
refl ective tape from the bottom of the fan motor
housing.
3. Remove the 4 Phillips-head screws that attach
the fan housing to the evaporator cover.
Note: The fan blade may be diffi cult to remove
from the motor shaft. Care must be taken to avoid
damage to the fan blade and/or fan housing.
4. Place the fan housing blade side up on a
protective surface.
5. Using 2 large fl at blade screwdrivers, place
each screwdriver under the fan blade hub, 180°
apart, and over 2 opposite legs of the housing
as shown. Carefully pry up and remove the fan
blade from the motor shaft.
Screwdriver
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Masking Tape
Refl ective Tape
Leg (1 of 4 )
Screwdriver
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