Damper in bathroom fan housing stuck

[Pennc94]

The damper at the housing of my bathroom fan is stuck. Don’t want to break it, but not sure how hard to force it to swing loose again. Any suggestions?

 

[Fitter30]

Hot glue gun stick heat the end up stick iit on pull back

 

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[Pennc94]

Confused. Hot glue gun on the damper? Which part?

 

[John Gayewski]

Post a picture of what your looking at. Is it stuck open or stuck closed?

 

[Pennc94]

See the pic in the previous post. It’s stuck closed.

 

[John Gayewski]

It's probably wedged on an odd way. Don't force anything, but I think just a little jostling will get it. Sometimes vibration can help. Like when you fix an electronic device by punching it, lol.

 

[Pennc94]

Could the pins that allow the flapper to swing be gunked up or something? I can push it a bit but it flexes not swings. It’s 19 years old.

 

[Pennc94]

Hot glue gun stick heat the end up stick iit on pull back

Where on the flapper to set the hot end of the glue gun?