At 09:14 AM 4/28/98 +0100, Frank LaHorgue wrote: >Greetings Volks: > >My friendly, neighborhood VW dealer just quoted $330 or $745, 300W or 450W, >for a replacement cooling fan motor for my 86 Vanagon. In either case, it >is just a bit pricey, eh? > >Can anyone suggest a more reasonable alternative for fixing what sounds >like bad bearings in my present motor? > >Thanks -- Frank ************************************************* Hi Frank - I've heard of people disassembling the fan motor, extracting the bearings and taking them down to a bearing supply house (like King Bearing - now called Applied Industrial Technologies) to match them up - it's one suggestion I have. It's a long shot, but a Generator/Motor Rebuilding Shop may be able re-do it as well for considerably less - worth investigating. I sell replacement new motor assemblies and yep, they ain't cheap either: 251-9601G Fan Motor Assembly, 300w Vanagon 83-85 All Models Vanagon 86-91 w/o A/C $199.00 251-9601M Fan Motor Assembly, 450w Vanagon 86-91 with A/C $375.00
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