Model 140, paddle feed motor removal.

New guy here. I've been reading these forums the past few weeks. And they've been a ton of help.

Picked up an Alaska model 140 single a few weeks back. Bought it used. So far set up and dial in was going pretty well until the other day.

I am averaging a bag of coal a day, and was planning on staying at the lady friend's house for the night. So I would be leaving my house at 6:00 a.m. and returning roughly about 7:00 p.m. the next day. I loaded the hopper with three bags of coal on top of what little bit was in there.

When I returned Saturday night the stove had gone out. Upon inspection the shaft from motor to paddle had fallen off the paddle side.

I replaced the shaft and retightened it. I then found out that the paddle motor was sticking in its rotation. With a little push the motor will continue to rotate until it reaches that point again.

As I'm waiting to order a new motor, I would like to remove the old one and attempt a repair. How do you remove the paddle feed motor? I see there are four nuts on the underside but I cannot access them with a driver, or a socket. Am I missing something here?

Sure sounds like What you have there is a gearbox reduction with a bad gear or gears. Trust me, you will not be able to repair that.
This is where having a spare on the shelf comes in handy. They never break when it’s convenient to get another one real fast.

Sorry

You are probably right. I still need to know how to remove the motor so I can replace it. That's where I'm having my most trouble currently.

A 14 year run, not bad, gears/bushings finaly gave up :



Couldn't find a 4 hole case feed motor, so I replaced it with a 6 hole design that has a larger output shaft and was for a wood pellet/auger application.

Turned it 90 degrees and required some modification to the stove mount plate but it is more robust in my opinion.

Got my new motor in. Having some other issues, but have heat for now.

Good, having heat is a very good thing.