RE: Latest climate control gremlin...

["Gorman, Ken (PA62)" <Ken.Gorman@iac.honeywell.com>]

Orin Eman <orin@wolfenet.com> wrote:

>> '86 5kCSQ.  Turn steering wheel to the left, the heater fan slows down.
>> Turn to the right, it speeds up again.  Doesn't matter if you are moving
>> or not.

Sounds like the blower motor brushes.  About seven months ago, I wrote:

>Occasionally, when I make a right hand turn, the blower motor will
>suddenly come on and will usually stay on until I hit a bump, at which
>point it will go off.

I got 5 responses from the list - they all said blower motor brushes

sandyduffy@home.com was the first to respond with the following:

>BINGO!!!  This is the classic symptom of this failure.  The brushes are
>toast.  I replace the entire motor when it has happened on all my Audis so
>far. (about $125 from Linda @ Carlson)  Once you have the thing out of the
>car, you can drill out the rivets, take apart the motor, fabricate some
>brushes, and replace them.  (less $ but you still old bearings etc.)  So,
>look in the archives, get out the steak knife, and go for it! (The easiest
>removal procedure involves cutting with a steak knife)

If you are interested in the "Steak Knife" procedure, let me know and I'll
e-mail it to you.  I replaced mine without using the knife.  BTW, I got one
from Blaufernugen for $119 and installed it myself.  I don't do much
maintenance on my Audi myself, but I decided to tackle this job.  It took me
about 3 hours to complete.  If I were to do it again, it would probably take
less than an hour.  Although I'm mechanically inclined, I don't often do
auto repair.  Even so, I found this task relatively routine.  

Good luck,

Ken