PACKARD 3.3 Inch Diameter Vent Fan Motor Direct Replacement For Nutone / Broan

I have Nutone exhaust fans model 8830 and I used this motor to replace the old 4135 motor that came with them in 1966. You have to cut off the shaft a little bit with a hack saw since its long and you need to turn around the 3 bolts to attach the motor to the old bracket that is in your Nutone fan (easy to do, just do them one at a time so that the motor doesn't fall apart if they're all out at once!!!) but other than that, it's a great replacement. Clears the air so much faster than the old dying motors. True they don't have oiling ports in them like the originals, but at this price if they fail in ten years or so, they can be replaced again and you can keep your rugged, metal squirrel cage (and metal grille and heavy metal chassis... Strong metal everywhere!) exhaust fan going good or better (these new motors have high rpm's) as new for years. Hardest part was getting the squirrel cage off the old motor. I auditioned this motor in one bathroom for a year and it has been so good I'm going to do the rest of the bathrooms with them now. Glad that this cheap Motor works great. No need to buy the super expensive "replacement" from the manufacturer. Chances are it's the same motor as this just marked up and with the sawed shaft and bolts turned around. Photo is "before". After is the same. New cord is ungrounded too, so it'll fit. Motor may need a little help to get spinning and be a tad noisy when you first use it, but after a few minutes, it'll be broken in and start on its own quietly

I used this motor to replace the one on an old nutone kitchen exhaust fan, probably from the 1960s or so. I didn't and still don't have a model number or any way to identify it specifically, but I included a picture of the inside grill in case anyone sees that they have a similar model, assuming they were sold as a unit back then.Since this is only the motor, the mounting bracket and fan blade had to be removed from the old motor and put onto this one. If anyone is replacing a similar model to the one I did, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THE SPACERS. Without the spacers, you'll need to either find new ones or use the spare bolts to give the fan blade some distance from the outlet/plug or you'll risk damaging the power cord when you turn it on. This motor was designed for the housing that has an outlet along the duct to plug into. If your fan is previously hard wired (whether or not any of them are, I'm not sure), you'd either have to modify the cord on the motor or you'll have to rig up an outlet close by. Neither of which I recommend unless you really know what you're doing, but even then, there are other motors available for each specific usage, so DO THE RESEARCH, AND FIND THE EXACT MOTOR THAT FITS YOUR NEEDS.The fan I was working on used a pull-chain both as a switch and to open the exhaust door. I temporarily used a nylon shoelace while I wait for the replacement beaded chain to come in.Take note, that without a way to trigger the switch to both on/off positions, this fan will either stay running all the time or it wont run at all until you find a way to use the switch built into the housing of your fan, at least in cases like mine. For me, there's a small button that a metal bracket rests on, and the pull chain runs above it. When the button is pressed down (under tension from the pull-chain), the fan will turn off and stay off until the button is released. Then the fan runs freely as long as there is no tension holding the button down.If you're working on replacing a similar model, it would be wise to switch the breaker the fan is on OFF. If for whatever reason that isn't an option, or if you're just stubborn, make sure to keep the fan unplugged until after it's mounted. Once it is mounted and you're ready to plug it in, make sure the button is pressed down (either with the pull chain mechanism or otherwise) and get all your digits away from the blades. While I don't think the motor is strong enough to chop off your fingers, it would still definitely hurt a fair bit, so be careful.I wrote this long-winded review in hopes of helping any homeowner that may be inclined to make this replacement him/herself. If you can afford to, just hire somebody to do it. But I know everyone isn't in the financial position to pay for a job they could very easily do themselves. It isn't hard to do, just pay attention and be careful.

The Packard motor is overall the right size and the right spec for replacing the Nutone fan motor, but it is not exactly the same. Two items require some fiddly adjustment, but both are easily done if you have the right tools:1. The shaft is too long by about 1/2 inch. It needed to be cut to length to fit the fan housing.2. The side bolts used for securing the motor to the front pate run right through the motor, whereas on the Nutone the bolts are directly attached to the motor casing. This small difference makes it more difficult to tighten the nuts as the bolt itself turns.If you are ok with those two slight hassles the price is right and the motor works fine.

So far everythings great with the motor. We had an original Emerson pryne bathroom fan from the 60s or 70s. It became a potential fire hazard and really noisy after so many years.This motor was a direct replacement (and cheap) except that the housing is a bit wider/taller than the original which caused the fan to hit the top of the exhaust housing.For my application I was just able to add some washers as spacers to lower the motor a bit.It seems to do a really good job with the original metal fan blades (they don't make them out of metal anymore). It exhausts better than ever.I'm really happy so far - surprised I was able to find a mostly direct replacement for such an old unit.- EDIT -I realized my fan blade was actually CW I thought it was CCW. I flipped the stator as others have done and it works great now.Basically all you have to do is remove the two screws holding it together , cut out the power cord (I used a deemed), rotate the stator 180 degrees, cut a new hole for the power cord. Did that, put it back together, and it works great.

Not much to say other than it's quiet and fits perfectly. The old one sounded like a bucket of bolts, this one is very quiet. You still have to remove the old one and install the new one and I doubled the insulator washers where the motor mounts to the metal frame as well. A little bit of extra insurance just in case.I would also suggest pre oiling the bearings before assembly as they are sleeve bearings and extra lubrication won't hurt one bit

It fit right into my old fan housing but I had to graft on the old cord cap since this one isn't a 90 degree. It performs well, but it has a heavy low frequency drone. Not as loud as the worn out motor I replaced, but not exactly quiet.

Works great easy install and good value

Update-2 years later this motor is almost shot. Sounds like the bearings are shot in it. Grinding noise when running. For a bathroom fan motor these usualy last 10 or 20 years. The first one lasted 20 years and this one 2 years lol pay the extra $50 ppl and get it from the hardware store so u dont have to do it over again in a couple yearsUsed this for a bathroom fan motor. Good quality, nice heavy copper windings. Listing matches all my dimensions but didn’t note the Center distance on the mounting studs.. I couldn’t get a helpful answer on this dimension, turns out it was different then mine but was an easy enough modification to slot the holes in my mounting plate. Shaft length was also different but I made it work and works good. It would be nice to have these dimensions in the listing - mounting stud Center to Center, shaft length, and length of the flat on the shaft. Still I was happy with this as it saved me spending $150 or more for a whole new fan unit

Worked great replaced a fan motor that the manufacturer doesn’t carry

Purchased in the hopes it would fit my Air King fan. It did after some modifications, not the fault of the product, it just wasn't designed for that application. That aside, it seems like a quality product and has been working well for two weeks without issues

Noisy but knew that when I ordered based on other reviews.