NEFF Fan Oven – Fan Rotor Removal

[stowei]

Hi there. I need to replace the element on the fan oven on a NEFF U1721. The element is retained by a series of star bolts, one of which is concealed behind the fan rotor, which I therefore need to remove. The rotor retaining nut is reverse thread and comes off OK, then there is a washer, but I still cannot budge the rotor on the spindle. What’s the trick to removing the rotor (or am I missing a trick in trying to remove it anyway)?

Thx

[msappliance]

Re: NEFF Fan Oven – Fan Rotor Removal

You can try prising off woth fingers wobbling fan side to side of sometimes a puller is needed but i can not remember having to take fan off b4.

[nomadPaul]

Re: NEFF Fan Oven – Fan Rotor Removal

Is it the half-moon element with the top screw behind the fan blade ? They can be a little tricky to get out . Sometimes loosening the rear fan can give you enough room to manoeuvre the blade out of the way . If you do decide to access the rear of the oven , pls remember to power off the appliance first !!!

[stowei]

Re: NEFF Fan Oven – Fan Rotor Removal

Thanks guys. Yes it is the half moon job with the bolt on the top bracket concealed behind the rotor. Crazy design – if you’re going to have a hidden fixing then at least leave slots in the rotor for access – as long as the slots were evenly distributed it wouldn’t unbalance the rotor. Unfortunately none of the pullers that I have (which are a fine collection, my first having been acquired many years ago to strip the clutch on my Norton Commando) will fit so it’ll have to be wiggling, although I couldn’t budge it that way to begin with.

By loosening the fan do you mean actually slackening the motor moutnings in the back of the oven?

To be honest I always isolate the oven for any work on it at all – too many jolts in there to take a chance with!

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