Product review (5 stars): Easy repair on GE side by side
The only way to get the old motor out, at least in the GE side by side I installed this in, is to bend the blades into the body of the motor.  Otherwise it is too wide to get through the side of the fan mount that it comes out of.  I struggled trying not to bend the fan blades for 15 minutes before I realized there was no other way to get it out.  Once bent correctly, the motor comes out easily.