Heater blower motor repair

[johnt]

Do I access the blower motor from the interior, under the dash or elsewhere?
Thanks, John

[jwight]

Under the dash as shown in photo #1.

[WhiteNBlack08]

Originally Posted by johnt

Do I access the blower motor from the interior, under the dash or elsewhere?
Thanks, John

Directly above the gas pedal.

[truthiness]

Originally Posted by WhiteNBlack08

after wasting 1 1/2 hours trying to figure out how to pull the heater assembly, I finally figured out it takes 2 minutes to pull the motor.

First off, terrific post! Thanks for the great info.

So what about "it takes 2 minutes to pull the motor"? I've searched for the procedure to drop the motor but found nothing. Would you mind explaining how you drop the motor?

TIA!

[WhiteNBlack08]

Originally Posted by truthiness

First off, terrific post! Thanks for the great info.

So what about "it takes 2 minutes to pull the motor"? I've searched for the procedure to drop the motor but found nothing. Would you mind explaining how you drop the motor?

TIA!

Check out post #1, look up under the dash, remove the electrical connector, feel around the top of the motor flange, you will find a tab(look at picture #3), flex it out and turn the motor counter clockwise. You can then just pull it out.

[truthiness]

Originally Posted by WhiteNBlack08

Check out post #1.

D'oh! I'm an idiot. Of course you were referring to the blower motor, whereas I thinking motor as in engine.

My bad.

Thanks for the reply.

[Vjklander]

OK, where is the blower motor and how does one get to it?

[jwight]

See post #22.

[Vjklander]

You forgot to mention Step 1:
Acquire the services of a skinny, lanky kid with long, skinny, lanky arms.

Once that is done, the rest is a snap.

At some point will the brushes need to be replaced? And if so, is there a source for them?

Vjk

[WhiteNBlack08]

Originally Posted by Vjklander

You forgot to mention Step 1:
Acquire the services of a skinny, lanky kid with long, skinny, lanky arms.

Once that is done, the rest is a snap.

At some point will the brushes need to be replaced? And if so, is there a source for them?

Vjk

Well I can tell you, I have NEVER been called skinny or lanky, and I left the "kid" stage about 20 years ago. I didn't have an issue getting under the dash far enough to remove it.

I don't know about brush replacement, but if I remember right, I think they were either riveted or soldered in place. Not saying it's impossible, just not easy to replace them.