Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 1999 03:47:45 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: intermittent blower squeak
Comments: To: Jeff and Deb <jeffndeb@GCI.NET>
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At 01:26 9/21/99 , Jeff and Deb wrote:
>The fans on both my rear heat exchanger and front heater intermittently
>squeak.  This seems to vary by the how long they have been running and air
>temperature.  While it is not very loud, is there any easy way to fix it?

The *fix* is pretty easy.  Soak the motor bearings in 20w oil, including
the felt pad that presses against the inner side of the bearing.  Keep the
oil off the commutator and brushes.  The motor has to come out of the
blower housing and the fan rotor has to be drifted off the shaft, on the
front blower anyway.  I've never seen the rear.

Now *getting to them* -- that's another matter.  Dunno about the rear, but
the front is quite a nuisance as the dash has to come off and the heater
box split.  I'll pmail you some remarks on that.

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"