5K blower motor

[Kneale Brownson]

Depends upon wear factors.  Most of these motors have bushings rather than 
bearings, I'm told by a repair center.  The one off my '87 that I took in 
for possible rebuilding still had good bushings and plenty of brush 
material to operate, but the surface the brushes contact was worn beyond 
use.  The repair guy recognized the motor before I got it out of my hand 
and onto his countertop, and was willing to check it out because he said 
they frequently ARE repairable.


At 02:31 PM 02/12/2001 -0500, Beatty, Robert wrote:

>Since we are on the topic....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Swann, Benjamin R. (BSWANN) [mailto:BSWANN at arinc.com]
>Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 2:08 PM
>To: 'spsherm at attglobal.net'
>Cc: 'quattro at audifans.com'
>Subject: 5K blower motor
>
>
>I was able to successfully rejuvinate one by cleaning the brushes and
>applying some di-electric grease to the armature contacts.  Only did the
>upper brush, as the lower was a PITA to get to, but that did the trick.
>
>H
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>
>Is it possible to rebuild these when they are out of the car or is just not
>worth the effort?  I am planning on getting a spare blower from a junk car
>and replacing brushes and anything else needed, unless this is a waste of my
>time....
>
>Rob
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