CS5000 turbo quattro blower motor

[John Cody Forbes]

Aha! That's a much better explanation of your problem. 

Yes, you must pull and pry rather hard. Last time I did one I broke it loose with a large pry bar, then (with the hood off which makes the whole ordeal much better) I stood above the blower housing, grabbed on, and pulled. A lot.

-Cody (mobile)

On Aug 9, 2010, at 10:04 PM, Richard Thomsen <rajemez at valornet.com> wrote:

> Sorry, I neglected to say that he DOES have a Bently manual. However, he 
>  just cannot get the blower box out of the car. It seems to be glued in 
> there quite strongly, and he is afraid of breaking it.
> 
> Richard Thomsen
> 
>> Cody wrote:
> 
>> First, to work on these cars you REALLY should have a repair manual.
>> They are much more complex than many counterparts.
>> Bentleypublishing.com.
> 
>> Second, you must remove the blower housing from the car to get in
>> without cutting. It's quite simple, but a pain in the butt at the same
>> time. The following is a short, simplified, hint at the process. You
>> need to disconnect the heater hoses, disconnect vacuum lines under 
> the dash, and disconnect the duct work under the dash. Then you release the
>> strap holding the box. Now you need to lift the box out, which is
>> quite hard because it's glued in very firmly. Once the box is on the
>> floor you can remove the clips that hold the two halves together.
> 
>> I'm sure somebody will post a proper writeup soon. In the mean time
>> try the Wiki knowledge base at Audifans.com.
> 
>> -Cody (mobile)
> 
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