5K blower motor.

[Lawrence C Leung]

I'd bet you can last 3 months. 

If you check the archives, there's a technique to bump at least one of
the brushes into better contact to the commutator without doing much work
(about 10 min, BTDT, a whole lot of times doing what you wish to do) if
the fan quits before you get to replace the motor. 

You can definitely wait.

LL - NY

On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 16:10:05 -0700 Steve Sherman <spsherm at attglobal.net>
writes:
>I have been anticipating replacing the blower motor on my 87 5K for a
>while.  I've already got a new replacement motor (how's that for
>planning ahead).
>
>My  question is how long is my blower motor likely to last once it
>starts making a squeaking noise on right turns?  It had been quiet 
>and
>working well for 4-5 months now, but just started making noises on 
>right
>turns.  The noise goes away after a min or so, or the next left.
>
>If I can safely put off the change until warmer weather (3 months or 
>so)
>I'd really like to do that...  However I don't want to get stuck in a
>snow storm sometime without a blower.
>
>Any histories out there as to how long a blower has once it starts
>making noises like this??
>
>TIA
>
>