Tempest POWER BLOWER - Blower Blade Installation; Blade Removal and Installation Details

Maintenance Procedures continued…
BLADE INSTALLATION
1. Put bushing on motor shaft (Fig. 4.8). Tighten the
allen screw on the bushing. Put blade on bushing
(Fig. 4.7). Put lock washers on the three allen
screws and insert into drilled holes of blade. Turn
each screw and tighten evenly.
2. Reinstall front grill.
BLADE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION FOR THE FOLLOWING
BLADES
DD16 blade (260-030) requires a G 1 bushing and a 3/16” X ¼” X 1” key.
EB18VSF blade (260-068) requires a G 5/8 bushing and a 3/16” X 1 3/8”
key.
EB16 blade (260-069) requires a G 5/8 bushing and a 3/16” X 1 3/8” key.
EB21VSF blade (260-071) requires a G 5/8 bushing and a 3/16” X 1 3/8”
key.
BLADE REMOVAL PROCEDURES
1. Remove the eight bolts holding the front grill in
place and remove the grill (Figure 4.1).
2. Remove the three bolts from blade. Remove the two bolts
from the bushing and hub. Put the two bolts in the
threaded part of the bushing and turn evenly until bushing
separates from hub.
Maintenance 5.8