I checked, there didn't seem to be an alt.appliance repair type group, figured the wizards here would know the answer. I've got an old Oster blender, all metal, lots of chrome, that sort of thing, and I'm trying to disassemble it for a thorough cleaning. The motor mounts to the housing with four screws, the motor shaft goes through the housing and has a square end to fit the cutter in the bottom of the mixer cup. The problem is that there's a dome-shaped shield that the square shaft pokes up through and I can't figure out how to get it off so that the motor can be removed from the housing. There are no visible snap rings or other retention devices, can this shield be pressed onto the shaft?
Any thoughts and ideas would be appreciated, and I can post pictures on my webhost if anyone wants a closer look.
Thanks!
JazzMan