<div dir="auto">Yep. There is a metal plate on each side and between it and the center rubber section is a large shim. Then it's just sandwiched together. The rivets are pretty large for it.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 8:20 PM John Jaranson <<a href="mailto:john@carartbyjohn.com">john@carartbyjohn.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
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> On Jul 26, 2025, at 8:04 PM, Joe Plowick III <<a href="mailto:gtixpress@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">gtixpress@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Here is a picture of the main fan taken apart. The fan had some play in<br>
> the center section, so I drilled out the rivets to see how it worked. I<br>
> haven't tried to take out the rubber bushings to see how they are held in<br>
> or could be replaced.<br>
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> <a href="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2608542.jpg" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2608542.jpg</a><br>
> <a href="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2608541.jpg" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2608541.jpg</a><br>
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Interesting. Thanks, Joe. Everything is steel except for the 6 small rubber bushings?<br>
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John<br>
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