[s-cars] was: S6 Radio/CD question now: Blower squeak

[LL - NY]

My 200's blower lasted about 4 months that way. Another 2 by pulling the
vent hose to the brushes and smacking them with a pencil eraser.

But, eventually he's gonna need a new blower motor. Not a fun job.

LL - NY

On 5/22/07, bill mahoney <airbil at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Greg motored
> "Also, like I've heard other S6's do, my HVAC fan is
> starting to squeak and I can't remember what the fix
> was."
>
> Greg,
> As always, first you have to drop the transmission.
> That said;
> (IIRC)  Remove the two screws that hold the temp. probe on the drivers
> side of the fan housing.
> From here you can see blower fan.  I sprayed in some Kroil lubricant
> using the extender with the tip angled back toward the blower motor
> shaft.  I also drilled a tiny hole in the plastic housing where I
> guessed the motor brushes might be and sprayed a little in there too,
> but this would be unnecessary if step one fixes the squeak.   WD 40
> would work too..  at least temporarily.
> This fix has lasted almost two years now, takes 15 minutes and costs
> zilch.
> HTH.  YMMV.
> Bill~never a guarantee~M
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