Blower motor - brush replacement

[cobram at juno.com]

This thread has come up before a few times.  When you consider the PITA
aspect of this job and the longevity of a complete R & R (New Blower
Motor, Heater Core, Core Hoses, and Heater Valve) it's not THAT expensive
to do it right.  A cheap price to pay when you consider you won't have to
pull the heater box out again for maybe another decade.  

This is one of those things that will cost you more in $$, time, effort
and frustration if you try to do it on the cheap.  There are a few
listers here who have relayed the joy of blowing a heater core or heater
valve in rush hour traffic shortly after replacing only the blower motor.
 

BCNU,
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Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
 
"Dave C" <dconner at gmail.com> writes:

> I read your writeup from last year and it left me wondering whether 
> you have
> anything to report re: brush replacement.  Did you do it?  Does it 
> work OK?
> 
> Anyone else done it?
> 
> I'm wondering about the motor bearings also being worn out and maybe 
> simple
> brush replacement isn't enough?  Anyone done bearing R&R?
> 
> My local hardware store has various brushes available and new blower 
> motors
> are now well over $100... $126 at sjmauto.com is about the best 
> price I can
> find.
> 
> Dave C