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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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