CS5000 turbo quattro blower motor - now for C4.....

[Grant Lenahan]

Dopes anyone have a write up or a link to the blower motor removal process for C4?

Grant

On Aug 9, 2010, at 9:51 PM, John Cody Forbes 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)
> 
> On Aug 9, 2010, at 9:22 PM, Richard Thomsen <rajemez at valornet.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have a friend who has a '87 CS 5000 turbo quattro, and the blower 
>> motor does not blow air (gets a little cold in the winter). He thinks 
>> that there may be a rats nest in the blower, but he cannot open it to 
>> get to the motor. He took out the dash and all the bolts around the 
>> housing, but cannot open the housing. He is considering using a dremmel 
>> tool to cut open the housing to get inside, but would like to avoid 
>> that, if possible. He is seriously thinking of selling the car if he 
>> cannot get into the housing.
>> 
>> Any suggestions?
>> 
>> Richard Thomsen
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