Oh, the shame...
And to add insult to injury that tapered bushing does an excellent job of keeping that impeller on the shaft. I was unable to budge it with a gear puller, even with some gentle persuasion with a mallet and softwood dowel.
So now I'm trying to work through the alternatives to having a correctly oriented motor mount plate.
If I am visualizing this correctly, having the reinforcing strips oriented downwards vs upwards will shift the whole assembly up by 3/4". In looking at photos of correct installs, it appears that this upward shift would be OK and it also appears that I have some latitude with respect to the adjustment of the motor assembly via the threaded rods. If that's the case I'm inclined to add MDF to fill in the two voids left by the inversion of the motor plate and get on with my life.
If this 3/4" shift is NOT ok, then I am open to suggestions. None of my ideas are pretty.
Thanks in advance for any help!
And to add insult to injury that tapered bushing does an excellent job of keeping that impeller on the shaft. I was unable to budge it with a gear puller, even with some gentle persuasion with a mallet and softwood dowel.
So now I'm trying to work through the alternatives to having a correctly oriented motor mount plate.
If I am visualizing this correctly, having the reinforcing strips oriented downwards vs upwards will shift the whole assembly up by 3/4". In looking at photos of correct installs, it appears that this upward shift would be OK and it also appears that I have some latitude with respect to the adjustment of the motor assembly via the threaded rods. If that's the case I'm inclined to add MDF to fill in the two voids left by the inversion of the motor plate and get on with my life.
If this 3/4" shift is NOT ok, then I am open to suggestions. None of my ideas are pretty.
Thanks in advance for any help!