[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]
Hi Bob, Got the fan off as per your suggestion, I used a nail set, and a hammer. There is this thin little piece of metal around the top of the shaft, I thought it was a part of the shaft, and when I put a wrench on it to turn the shaft-I broke this off. I was able to get it back on, but now it is missing about 1/4 of itself. I don't imagine this should make a difference. I think this thing just holds the plastic fan to the motor. I have looked all over this motor unit and can't find these two screws that you are talking about. I took the spring clips, that hold the brushes, off. Under the clips were some very rusted springs, and it looks like the brushes are rusty, they don't move at all, I imagined that these should pretty much just slide out, right? -kevin '65 kombi '71 sqbk somerville, ma -----Original Message----- From: BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com [mailto:BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com] Ok, the fan blade unit will come off the shaft, it's only a press fit set up. I think I used a hammer and a nail to drive the shaft out of the fan. Once you have it off, you can get to the 2 funky screws that hold the motor together. I used a pair of needle nose pliers to loosen the screws, then ran them out with my fingers. You might have to fight with yours since it was flooded (rusted?). Once you have the screws out, then you can take the motor apart, try not to loose the thin plastic washers, as they are needed to set the end play of the motor (shims). I then removed the metal balls with holes thru them (the bearings??). Once I had it apart, I cleaned up the shaft ends, and then the inside of the balls, then used some light oil (10 weight from my furnace blower motor) to lube the balls, checking for any burrs and such. Once satisfied with the movement, I then lightly cleaned the armature, and reassembled the motor. Fortunately the brushes are spring loaded, and on long enough leads that they can be installed after the ends are back together (the motor's main 3 pieces and the screws). Once I had those parts together, I tested the motor to verify that it would still work (just reattached the wires that ran thru the air box). There really isn't much there for a motor, so it shouldn't be too hard to do. Once I verified the motor was good now, I reinstalled the fan blade, and the rest of the blower parts back into their proper places, checking occasionally that everything still worked. I hope this helps, and if you still have some questions, feel free to ask. Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof 71 Square, Now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at; http://volksrods.com or http://photo.starblvd.net/bobnotch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org