[V8] Oh yeah, I changed out the HVAC blower motor last weekend...

[Ed Kellock]

The "new" V8 I bought last fall had a dead blower which I was able to resurrect for a short time with the application of WD40 and some readjusting of the brush tower inside the vent hole.  That didn't last through the winter unfortunately.  I had already bought a new motor and last Saturday was about as pleasant a day as you can reasonably expect during the winter here in CO, so...

I had some verbal instructions from a friends who's done a few.  I had also read many, many emails about how-to and how-not-to, and how difficult or worthy either was.

I did not resort to any murderous weapons and don't see the need at all.

The dreaded "hose!" merely slips off one end and back into the other end giving ample clearance to lift the blower box (in itself not as easy as it sounds) enough to remove the blower.  And treatment of the hose does not lengthen the process considerably.

Was pretty darn straitforward I thought.  

Open hood.
Remove cowl cover.
Remove wiper arms.
Remove wiper motor.
Cut some tie wraps, disconnect some vacuum lines and electrical plugs and generally tie-wrap things out of the way.
Slide "hose!" off heater box and back into blower box.
Remove strap from blower box.
Obtain assorted crow bars, tire irons, blocks of wood, big screwdrivers, etc. and commence carefully suggestion that box move upward and outward.
Once blower box is suitably elevated (not removed), remove "hose!".
Remove 3 screws from the white plastic part that "hose!" was in.
Remove white part from blower box.
On the driver's side of the blower box, remove the circlip that holds the blower in.
Remove blower from passenger side.
If you can see electrical brushes and metal parts, go back into box and remove plastic shroud that came off blower motor when remove from blower box.
Be fascinated by shiny metal parts exposed on blower motor and tinker for an hour with it, comparing it to newer one.
When you're ready to put it back together, throw the whole process in reverse.

It took me most of about 6 hours, but I take lots of breaks for various reasons, the most important of which are to prevent me from putting my fist through something.  This one procedure has proven the most useful over the years and has made my wrenching days a lot more fun.  Walk awayyyy... from time to time when things aren't going smoothly.

Ed
Colorado Springs