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Originally Posted by FlyJ
Question for you guys about the fan. just bought a somewhat used stratus with some aftermarket parts and i'm not sure which are upgrades and which are stock. When i installed the fan it seemed to balance fairly well, however the collets just will not fit into the fan. the fan which i think is an aftermarket part has a groove for a woodruff key which i'm using instead of the collets. seems to work fine but does anyone else have this problem?
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The collets are crucial for centering up the fan and also gripping the fan and shaft to transmit power (in your case done by the Woodruff key) some after market fan manufacturers make their own collets which I would think essential. Other problem is that there have been some subtle but relevant changes in OS motors of the same model which compounds the problem - if yours balances and dials OK then I guess it's fine but if not I'd buy a new fan & collet set.