

| Subject: | Re: More myth -- heater blowers aren't worth fixing |
| From: | Todd.Last |
| Date: | Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:03:36 -0800 |
Just curious as to why you recommend marvel mystery oil rather than a good machine oil? Say like velocite no. 6 spindle bearing oil? Todd On 12/12/2010 8:35 PM, David Beierl wrote: > Quoting myself: >> Bosch blower motors that are squealing, running slow or even seized >> can almost always be saved by freeing-up and oiling. This one can't >> because the switch was left on in high position while it was seized, >> until a terrible smell emerged and the fuse blew. Since the motor's >> dead, good chance to show how one is put together and where to oil >> it. Note that to get to the oiling places (except the outside of the >> rear bearing) you have to remove the motor, which is not very >> difficult if you have a vise. I'll have more pictures later showing >> how this is done. On the Meyle aftermarket blowers the design >> requires that a puller of some sort be built that will extract the >> blower wheel from its shaft; so generally speaking the Meyle is not >> practically serviceable. > > http://picasaweb.google.com/dbeierl/VanagonAnatomyOfABOSCHHeaterBlowerMotor# > > > Yours, > David >
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