Creda fan cooker fan replacement - washer press fit

In taking apart a relative's Creda 48331 standalone cooker to replace the main oven fan I found the chassis hole instead of being sized for the fan-backing circlip & washer is actually clearance for the shaft and not circlip & washer.

That means you have to remove the circlip & washer before you can remove the old fan motor.

Even more fun was needing to unscrew both side panels & top hob, because the rear panel slips under them. Makes it more rigid re standalone but talk about slower to service - why not a bleedin hatch.

Now the replacement fan :-) It has a washer & circlip like the old, but the washer is press-fitted to the shaft. So you will need to cut the washer off with the thing bagged & taped in plastic re filings (or use a miniature puller). Then you can slide it through the hole and re-use the original brass washer with the new circlip.

This is sort of "jack car in air, lower engine & sub-frame, change spark plugs" :-(

Off to break a hacksaw blade and cut the washer off...

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Fitted, working, done. At least I can take my time choosing a replacement cooker - looks like a lot of female blade receptacle covers need replacing next and the more expensive crossflow fan at the top is on its way out too.

Quite why they did not design a removeable panel is bizarre, it's a few screws and another stamping.

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