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850 turbo wagon blower motor 850 1997

posted by  someone claiming to be Paul on  Tue Jan 25 12:16 CST 2005 [RELATED]

My blower motor is starting to sing to me . especially after it warms up .
Is there any way to tell if it is the motor or wheel or both before I tear it apart ,so I can order just the parts I need. Thanks.








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    850 turbo wagon blower motor 850 1997

    posted by  KlausC on  Tue Jan 25 14:07 CST 2005
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    Probably just repack the bearings with grease, unless there is play in the shaft. Then it would need new bearings as well.

    Klaus
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    98 V70Rawd(101Kmi), 95 854T(85K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)








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      850 turbo wagon blower motor 850 1997

      posted by  someone claiming to be ksg on  Thu Jan 27 03:07 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      It looks to me like the bearings were permanently lubricated. My fan is also often noisy and the rotor doesn't turn easily by hand. Sometimes it has stopped running. I cleaned the bearings superficially and lubed them with a little heavy oil. Also I cleaned up all connections and the commutator with very fine abrasive. This worked for well over a year but seems to be going bad again. I guess water and dirt get in sometimes.

      Did you somehow get the motor bearings out and relubricate them? Do you know if they're available by themselves as a replacement item?

      Many thanks.








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        850 turbo wagon blower motor 850 1997

        posted by  KlausC on  Thu Jan 27 04:37 CST 2005
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        A dealer will require total replacement. Small electrical shops may or may not open the motor and rebuild it - for a small fee. Water better not be getting into your fan. It will coat the fins with dust unless you have a cabin filter and change it once in a while.
        If you oiled the bearings, run the fan at high speed for about one hour to help the oil do its job. Just like a home ceiling fan which is only ever run at low speed, it will start to make noises.
        The only fan I ever took apart completely was from my extinct 780. It no longer made screeching noises when I got it to turn freely and the blades were washed with soap and water!

        Klaus
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        98 V70Rawd(101Kmi), 95 854T(85K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)








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      850 turbo wagon blower motor 850 1997

      posted by  someone claiming to be Paul on  Tue Jan 25 15:08 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      Thanks, Klaus .
      I'll give it a shot.







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