Doing the Blower Motor Shuffle

[Alex Kowalski]

Well, friends, we know that whenever the Audi Gods hear anyone
praising their old Type 44s too emphatically, that means it's time for
something new to break.  Something difficult.  Something that makes a
root canal sound like a fun diversion.

Like the blower motor, which has now gone south on my '87 5KCSTQ after
about six months of funny noises, sub-par blower speed and running
intermittently in right hand turns.

I've done Scott Mockry's electrical tests and the 12V power, control
head voltages and grounds are all in spec.  So it's got to be the
brushes/commutator, which fits the intermittency problems I've been
having.  I had my fingers crossed that it was the blower control unit,
as I have a spare for that, but no such luck.

I'm going to try some of the archive's amended procedures for removing
the motor that don't require taking the airbox apart and instead
recommend hacksawing away some of the ductwork to remove the motor and
squirrel cage.  I'm not a concours purist at this point, and I'll
gladly accept a little ductwork and tape under the plenum cover
instead of 6 hours pulling and swearing and snapping brittle plastic.

I'll be able to start the job this Wednesday and I'll have some pics.
and a full description.

Alex Kowalski
'87 5KCSTQ
New Front Brakes
AWOL Blower motor