Philips HR1861 - Change Coupling

Hello Guys,

I have this juicer (Philips HR1861) and I want to open it (after 10 or so years of usage) and clean it inside. The take apart is not so hard, just classic philips head screws, but I need to take off the coupling from the motor shaft so I can take out the last piece of plastic to clean it from fruit juice. How am I able to achieve it? Just asking before I will do it, dont want to bend the shaft using brute force.

This is the coupling on the shaft, but no clue how to remove it.

I was also able to find “service manual” for the product, but it says no problems in dissasembly. Contacted Phillips and I was willing to pay and sign paper, that they are not guilty of anything misdone by me or that they are not responsible if I get electric shock, they did not wanted to hear about it.

Thanks,

Regards,

Petr Sourek

Thanks for the answer, that would explain the flathead groove on the oposite part of the motor’s shaft, but I had tried to unscrew it counterclokwise and maybe I did not use much of a strength.

But then I looked for spare coupling and found out how it looks from bottom and I dont see any thread there, so I was confused.

But anyway, thanks for reply, I will try to unscrew it with bigger strength.