Packard 45117 Furnace Blower Motor 1/3 HP - Replacement for Carrier HC41AE117A - Compatible with HVAC Systems, Home Heating & Cooling Units

The motor works Great. Removing and Installing was not to difficult. The first thing is to write down where all the wires plug in to. On my furnace you have to remove the control board a couple of screws in order to get to the motor. I used bungee straps to hold upwards the whole board just enough to be out of the way. I did have a wire come lose. Once the control board is out of the way and the motor assembly for me was 2 screws in the front the whole assembly slides right out. Once the assembly is out its just a matter of taking your time and putting the new one in the same as the old one. For example on my furnace the motor is on the right side of the assembly. Laying the assembly down The wires coming from the motor was on the left side. For me (the hardest part was putting the motor back into the assembly and into the blower wheel when doing this making sure the lock screw was on the flat part of the shaft. Putting the motor in and trying to pull it back out can be difficult, turning the shaft with Vise Gribs and the blower wheel to line the lock screw up in not the best thing.) The motor shaft spins freely. So line everything up when installing, there is some flexibility here so as long as its close. Now before installing the motor once the assembly is out and the old motor is removed there was 4 screws on the assembly which holds kind of like a door. Remove the door and the Blower Wheel can be removed from the assembly. I put the assembly in the shower and the blower wheel to wash the dust and dirt. Not very fun with no heat and wet shoes. Inside the furnace where the motor was it wasn't really dusty. I did take a vacuum to it. Once the assembly was clean and reinstalling the motor I had no trouble getting everything back in. The hardest part now was installing the filter back in. The whole job isn't really difficult it took maybe 2 hours. Getting the motor shaft line up with the lock screw, wet shoes, and rechecking the wires to make sure everything is connect right is the only problems i ran into. The furnace has been working great for about 5 days now. And the furnace guy wanted to put a new furnace in. lol