Type 44 Blower R&R - Initiation Ceremony?

[james accordino]

I can agree.  They probably thought that was a
"lifetime" assembly.  And based on the yr. and mileage
totals most of us acquire before first replacement,
this probably isn't too far off base.  Mine didn't
come off too bad. (I've done 2)  I gently pryed around
the perimeter where I could while applying pressure.
They came out "fairly" easily.  When I replaced them,
I used single sided taped closed cell foam
weatherstrip in a roll.  Like from Home Depot.  I
think it was like 3/4" or 7/8" wide by like 3/8"
thick.  I painted on a coat of contact adhesive on the
case rim.  Small bottle with a brush in the lid for a
few bucks.  I put the seam of the weatherstrip at the
top center.  Still holding watertight for several yrs.
now.  Plus I KNOW I'll be able to pull mine right out
again NEXT time.  I used rope type caulk in the joints
of the airbox.  I wound also recommend doing the U
shaped metal repair over the air door spring.  The
plastic seems to fail 10 minutes after you've fully
reassembled the car.  Some people have posted that
there's a "kit" with drill point or self tapping
screws and a u shaped piece of metal to bridge this
weak point.  Some even suggested you can do it with
the airbox in place.  I can't imagine that, but maybe
it's doable.  It's real easy and cheap insurance while
it's out of the car.  I also replaced my airdoor seals
with more of that closed cell foam tape, but with a
smaller profile and thickness.  Mine was shot.  All
dry and crumbly.

Jim Accordino

--- "Livolsi, Stephane"
<Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com> wrote:
> Ditto! but in all fairness to the Audi engineers and
> designers, I don't
> think they ever expected that people would still be
> keeping these cars alive
> after 16 years so it wasn't planned to be accessed.
> The list and research
> indicate that this is highly likely the most
> difficult repair on these cars.
> Basically if you are willing to tackle this, you
> have made up your mind that
> you are going to keep the car for a long time still,
> and that the condition
> of the rest of the car warrants keeping it.
>
> So far I have only done it on the 84 5kt that I am
> stripping.  It's nice to
> have a parts car to practice on.  Unfortunately, the
> 86 5ktq daily driver
> needs a heater core and blower motor so they are on
> the agenda.
> When I did the 84, I think I spent most of the time
> looking for hidden
> fasteners, even though I did believe fellow listers
> who said it was only
> held on by the gasket glue.  That is good stuff and
> should have made nuts,
> bolts, screws and nails obsolete by now.  I was
> thinking of pouring some
> sort of solvent around the gasket to see if I could
> dissolve it.  I am going
> to try various chemicals on the remnants of the 84
> gasket that maybe I can
> use on the 86.
>
> Funny thing is that it looked like someone had
> previously gotten into the
> heater box by cutting it open at the fan.  It was
> epoxied back together.
> However, when I took out the blower motor the
> brushes and armature are worn
> way down.  I have never, ever seen an armature
> gouged out like this one.
> Leads me to believe that this is still the original
> motor (128000 miles on
> the car).  So why did they cut open the heater box?
> Couldn't have been for
> the heater core because where they cut would not
> give access. Bizarre.
>
> Stephane
>
>
>
> > ----------
> > From: 	mike mcclurg[SMTP:rrrrraudi at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: 	November 4, 2002 10:50 AM
> > To: 	quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: 	Type 44 Blower R&R - Initiation
> Ceremony?
> >
> > Type 44 Blower R&R - Initiation Ceremony?
> >
> > I have a lot of respect for German auto
> engineering,
> > but is this regard, I have to ask if it was
> > engineering or accident that allows you to just
> barely
> > remove the heater/blower assembly in a Type 44?
> What a
> > royal pain, and just to replace a blower. When the
> car
> > starts out as just a painted steel shell on the
> > assembly line, the heater/blower has to be the
> first
> > thing installed. Think how easy it would be at
> that
> > time to drop it in and glue the crap out of it.
> That
> > guy has got to be still laughing, thinking about
> the
> > poor SOB trying to remove it. Does anybody have a
> book
> > that gives the shop manhours to remove and replace
> the
> > assembly? I'd hate to pay dealer rates for this
> job!
> > Probably cost more than the car is worth?
> >
> > At any rate, if your were ever going to start an
> Audi
> > DIY Hall of Fame, this should be a prerequisite to
> > nomination.
> >
> > Mike (the guy with skin left on only one knuckle)
> >
> >
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