A mouse in the heater? was (88 90q), now type 44

[Kneale Brownson]

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Type 44 HVAC blower motor replacement is well documented in the
archives.  Do a Google search for 5k blower motor on the audifans.com
website.  If you can't find it, I can e-mail you numerous postings on the
subject.


At 01:19 PM 01/28/2002 -0800, Brian Devlin wrote:

>I too have a squeeker in the heater (86 5ktq). The Bentley shows that
>the motor can be removed through the passenger side of the heater
>box, but looks like the A/C stuff is too close. How horrible is this
>job going to be?
>-Brian
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>>1. Pull off the black plastic cowl covering and clean out the leaves and
>>junk in there.  A leaf blower works good.
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>>2. If you can get at the brushes for the motor, give it a squirt of WD-40.
>>On type 44s, there is a black rubber 90 degree elbow hose that provides
>>cooling to the motor's brushes.  Access can be gained there.  This is a
>>temporary fix, but it may last from a few months to a year or more.  You'll
>>have to get a new motor.  Your existing motor is 14 years old, and they run
>>most of the time the car is in operation.
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