Re: Blower motor continued..

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Lum <tlum@flash.net>
To: Janet Scruggs <scruggs@mbay.net>
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 1:43 AM
Subject: RE: Blower motor continued..


>When I reassembled my heater box, I followed a technique I believe nobody's
>mention before.  Simply stand the heater box on end with the flap axles
>vertical.  This minimizes gravity's effect pulling down on the axles while
>you frantically try to align them.  As I recall, the heater box has some
>extra plastic shoulders molded in to help keep the axles in place.  As I
>lowered the 2 halves together, I used an ice pick to guide the ends thru.
>No drilling and I think the whole thing went together rather pain free.
>Its either that, or I'm mentally blocking a dark and disturbing episode of
>my life :^)
>
>Cheers (and here's to short repair jobs!),
>


Nah, no memory blockage there, Tony. I have used the same procedure on two
heater boxes with excellent results - no problems re-assembling the box
halves. I use a thin screwdriver instead of the ice pick, though.

Fred Munro
'91 200q  267k km