terryjkelly1

Need to replace Heater Fan can I go threw the Glove Box. ?????

MDchanic

No.

You have to remove (or extensively peel back, but removal is easier) the fender liner and go in from there.

You cannot get to it at all from the engine compartment.

Make sure that you clean all electrical connections first, including the ground connection, as your only problem may be that you've got a corroded connection, and then test by jumping the battery (+) terminal to the big purple wire. No sense buying a new motor if it's not the problem.

Often the old motor can be rejuvenated simply by oiling the bearings, so that's well worth a try, too - if the shaft is tight, start with a light penetrating oil until it spins freely, then use one of those spray grease products that is carried in thin, with a solvent that then evaporates.

If you definitely need a new motor, then you are best off to bring the old one to the auto parts store - some databases show the wrong motor (the shaft is the wrong length), so compare them carefully before buying.

Finally, there will be little metal clips somewhere on the fins of the squirrel cage - don't mess with them, they are there for balance.

Welcome to ClassicOlds.

Good luck!

- Eric

joe_padavano

Given how much of a PITA it is to R&R the motor, why take the risk? Just put in a new one. I do this as preventative maintenance (along with heater core replacement) anytime I have the RH fender off.

MDchanic

Because I'm cheap, and because the replacements are invariably of Chinese origin these days, and of uncertain quality.

- Eric

joe_padavano

I'm frugal, but the thing I have even less of is time. Suffice to say that ANYTIME I do something half-, er, FAST (to quote Verizon), I end up doing it over in the not-too-distant future.

droldsmorland

we ALL here ya. With the gremlins and Murphy always on my wrong shoulder this is inevitable! Especially true if chineasium parts are involved...at least from my exp.

terryjkelly1

Trying to get old bolts out of wheel well to get to fan, could make this a major job.

MDchanic

Use lots of penetrating oil and expect to have to buy new clip-nuts (actually, buying new bolts isn't a bad idea either).

- Eric