Thursday, October 9, 2008

Mexican Air

Q.
HelpThisGirl We have a York window A/C 12000 btu 220 volt
model Y7USC12-6R , yes mexican model, we are in a mexican resort town trying to fix this

The 2 bushings for the motor are bad.
We can not access the screws or bolts to remove the fan and blower to remove the motor because the condenser coil and evaporator coil are flush up against the fan and blower, and both are in a housing.
looks pretty much like this
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/...dow-unit-1.jpg

I have 2 questions
1) Can just the bushings be replaced on the motor ? new motor is almost as much as a new a/c

2) How do we get the coils out of the way to get to the fan screws or bolts to remove them. Can we bend the tubes or do the tubes need to be cut ? We would like to take the motor out ourselves. Can't seem to get a repair person to come out in this town:

any help you can give this girl would be greatly appreciated
thank you in advance

A.
If you cut those lines you will find out that was a bad idea so don't do it. take all the screws out of the coil enclosure and gently pull the coils out of the way being careful not bend the tubing too sharply or it will fold and it is all over. Then you will be able to acces whatever set screw or other holding device holds th blade in place. Mark the shaft with a sharpie or scratch all where the blade is placed before you remove the blade and blower wheel so you do not have to remember. Now remove the motor, you can replace the bushings or bearings whatever the case may be and that is the only cost effective way to make this repair because when you buy a new motor and factor in your time smart money buys a new unit, as a matter of fact many would say smart money buys a new unit anyway but if you have the time and the tools and you are in a mexican resort town, why not?

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