blower motor replacment

[qship96]

blower died on the 96q,after a month of intermittant warning! ordering replacment from joe today. how long and difficult is the replacment procedure? anything to look out for?

[qship96]

replaced the blower motor today,as it is almost 60 degrees here in Baltimore today! total job took 45 minutes-6 bolts and the entire glove box and lower panel comes out,then 3 bolts on the motor itself- very easy on the 94-96Q. took the time to remove darlington assembly and evaporator looked pretty clean after 170,000 miles-must be due to lots of compressor run time over the years allowing the condensation to flush the evaporator of debris.Took the old motor apart,and the only problem I could detect was the brushes were at their wear limits-probobly could have had them replaced for 20$ by a electric motor repairshop and saved even more.

[Jeff Williams]

I didn't see this original post. I have re-sanded my brushes twice in Layla, and they are working fine.

R&R is fairly easy. I did a thread about it a while back.

Glad you got it fixed.

[qship96]

jeff,my brushes were almost gone! any ideas as to where to buy new ones in the correct size and compound for this motor? seems like a total waste to replace entire fan and motor when only needs brushes,which I have heard cost between 4-20 dollars a set.

[Jeff Williams]

Check the yellow pages for any kind of electric motor company. There is usually one or two in each city. Most HVAC companies have a contact for motor rewinds ect.