RE: htr blower motor question

[Cliff Dawson <dawson@specialdevices.com>]

Chris,

I too had a similar problem with my blower motor, although mine was more 
like birds chirping when it was running.  Is the clicking relay sound 
coming from the blower motor area?  Before you do anything to the motor 
itself, pull the wiring harness that leads into the motor and check for 
voltage across the leads when the motor should be running.  If the voltage 
is there, then it's a motor problem.  For a quick lube on the motor, pull 
off the cooling hose that leads from the birdcage area of the blower to the 
motor portion (it's a 4" 'L' shaped rubber hose) on the outside of the 
white housing.  When pulled off, you should be able to see the armature of 
the motor inside.  Spray some contact cleaner or some WD-40 while rotating 
the blower by hand.  Try running it and spraying a little as well.  This 
provided a temporary fix for me (few months), but eventually had to replace 
the motor.  When that time comes, you'll want to have some steak knives 
handy.

Hope this helps,
Cliff



my '84 5000T  heater blower motor is on the fritz...when i push the button 
in
the climate control cluster i can hear a clicking of a relay, but sometimes
the blower wont come on  till after a few seconds, or after i go over a
bump..sometimes it does come on, tho, right when i push the button...  it
seems like the blower motor is going, but it hasnt gone yet..is there a way 
to
lubricate it? or otherwise try to save it before it craps out alltogether? 
 i
have a spare blower motor/htr core assembly from a '87 5000 but i dont have 
a
heated garage (its 15 degrees here in allentown pa) and as you know, that 
is a
major swap...just trying to see if i can make it last at least till 
spring!!
pls respond directly, as im not on the Q list yet

chris
allentown, pa
'86 5k TQ
'84 5k T
'84 VW Vanagon (wasserleaker)
'78 VW Westfalia