Originally Posted by
onehundred80
The interference fit would refer to the inside diameter and the washer clamps the bearing thickness, two different situations.
Unrelated to this quote, I have pictures from the ordered blower and my blower. The shaft difference is pretty insane.
I do want to thank onehundred80, you have been the most spot on for this post. I will be doing what you suggested with my prior shaft, and using this other blower for parts incase something happens again.
My car should be up and running by weeks end if I'm lucky
To confirm:
The shaft was worn from use, and the pictures will demonstrate that with a measurement tool.
Thank you EVERYONE for all of your input, I did document this as well as I could, I did not record my initial issue, but hopefully this thread may answer some questions in the near future!