Hey, Guys. Hope your winter has gone well.
Anyway, I've just started having an issue with my EF3.
A few days ago, the stove started to shut off every now and then. Yesterday, I had the time to clean out the hopper and have a look. Looking at the motor, I discovered that the "set collar" (I think you call it: attaches the motor shaft to the auger) was not tight as the bolt had loosened. Of course, this caused the auger to stop turning. I also noticed that screw caused some stripping as I saw some metal flakes around the motor shaft. So, I resituated the shaft correctly, tightened the collar back up, and all seemed fine.
Now, the main problem I'm having is this:
When full with pellets, the motor is moving and "rubbing" against the metal arm that it rests on. This causes a loud clunking sound as it "snaps". When there are no pellets, it's fine as it's not working as "hard" to move the auger. I had heard that clunking a few times throughout the winter, but never thought much of it as it was very infrequent.
But, now, it's a constant thing since my problems in the first paragraph. So, I'm wondering if those problems have now caused this for some reason.
This is a new motor that I just put in about this time last year. I tried to take it out to have a look, but I can't get the danged thing to release from the auger.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Anyway, I've just started having an issue with my EF3.
A few days ago, the stove started to shut off every now and then. Yesterday, I had the time to clean out the hopper and have a look. Looking at the motor, I discovered that the "set collar" (I think you call it: attaches the motor shaft to the auger) was not tight as the bolt had loosened. Of course, this caused the auger to stop turning. I also noticed that screw caused some stripping as I saw some metal flakes around the motor shaft. So, I resituated the shaft correctly, tightened the collar back up, and all seemed fine.
Now, the main problem I'm having is this:
When full with pellets, the motor is moving and "rubbing" against the metal arm that it rests on. This causes a loud clunking sound as it "snaps". When there are no pellets, it's fine as it's not working as "hard" to move the auger. I had heard that clunking a few times throughout the winter, but never thought much of it as it was very infrequent.
But, now, it's a constant thing since my problems in the first paragraph. So, I'm wondering if those problems have now caused this for some reason.
This is a new motor that I just put in about this time last year. I tried to take it out to have a look, but I can't get the danged thing to release from the auger.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!