ahom
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**Note this idea is without pictures, and not for someone not willing to use an angle grinder with cut-off wheel! It'll take you about 1 hour to do this, but the motor is quiet and only cost $18.
My Escape 19 is a 2010, and the Maxx fan motor's bearing on the fan end was shot and made more noise that it was worth. I decided against ordering a "maxx" motor replacement after reading several unfavorable reviews.
I took overall measurements and found this motor to meet almost all the measurement requirements, except motor housing diameter (I'll explain this later). https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QMCCZN3?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Here are a few quick steps:
1) Remove motor from maxx fan (note when you remove, the shaft has a flat side and so does the fan.
2) Take the old fan housing/motor apart. Mine was the original, heavy Canadian motor. The housing is mechanically closed, so you'll need your grinder to cut past the metal tabs.
3) Since the new motor housing diameter is smaller (mounting bolts too narrowly spaced), you'll need some sort of bracket. The bolt side of your old motor housing is perfect. Use your grinder and first cut off the raised shaft "channel" from the center of the old housing; make this cut as flush as possible because your new shaft housing will miraculously fit perfectly in this hole. Next, carefully cut the bolt side of the motor housing off, leaving just enough lip on your new "bracket" to not damage the bolts.
4) Drill two holes in the new bracket for your new motor bolts, and bolt the the new motor into the bracket. Note, my old motor housing had a couple indentations where the new holes needed to be drilled.
5) Transfer the electric plug to your new motor.
6) Grind a flat spot on your new shaft to match the original (use tape to avoid getting metal filings into your new motor's shaft/bearing (you can do this step well before this phase).
6) Install new motor. There are some ribs on the back side of the plastic motor bracket that interfered with the new motor bolts. I had to file the corners down just slightly to allow the new motor/bracket to fit perfect.
My Escape 19 is a 2010, and the Maxx fan motor's bearing on the fan end was shot and made more noise that it was worth. I decided against ordering a "maxx" motor replacement after reading several unfavorable reviews.
I took overall measurements and found this motor to meet almost all the measurement requirements, except motor housing diameter (I'll explain this later). https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QMCCZN3?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Here are a few quick steps:
1) Remove motor from maxx fan (note when you remove, the shaft has a flat side and so does the fan.
2) Take the old fan housing/motor apart. Mine was the original, heavy Canadian motor. The housing is mechanically closed, so you'll need your grinder to cut past the metal tabs.
3) Since the new motor housing diameter is smaller (mounting bolts too narrowly spaced), you'll need some sort of bracket. The bolt side of your old motor housing is perfect. Use your grinder and first cut off the raised shaft "channel" from the center of the old housing; make this cut as flush as possible because your new shaft housing will miraculously fit perfectly in this hole. Next, carefully cut the bolt side of the motor housing off, leaving just enough lip on your new "bracket" to not damage the bolts.
4) Drill two holes in the new bracket for your new motor bolts, and bolt the the new motor into the bracket. Note, my old motor housing had a couple indentations where the new holes needed to be drilled.
5) Transfer the electric plug to your new motor.
6) Grind a flat spot on your new shaft to match the original (use tape to avoid getting metal filings into your new motor's shaft/bearing (you can do this step well before this phase).
6) Install new motor. There are some ribs on the back side of the plastic motor bracket that interfered with the new motor bolts. I had to file the corners down just slightly to allow the new motor/bracket to fit perfect.
