[DeTomaso] HVAC Blower Motor Replacement
Julian Kift
julian_kift at hotmail.com
Mon Apr 17 15:35:38 EDT 2017
Nothing else that sticks in my mind, other then putting it back together took some finessing to get the new motor clamped securely (had to pack it with a foam strip). Initially on one speed the squirrel cages just clipped the housing enough to make it sound like the squirrel had packed nuts in there rattling around!
Julian
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From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 11:46 AM
To: Julian Kift; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] HVAC Blower Motor Replacement
Okay, so let me see if I understand...
Lip at the bottom of the squirrel cage housing, so only the 3 screws on top on each side. So the top needs to rotate/tilt down and out in order to free the bottom from the lip?
I've removed the three mounting screws for the heater box to allow me to rotate it a bit to get my hands back there, but don't want to move/rotate it too much for fear of bending and breaking the evaporator core as the AC hoses would put a lot of tension on those delicate tubes.
And 'yes,' my motor is held in place with the half moon plastic clamp; although I've removed the top and bottom screws on the clamp as well.
I'll have to look for that ground wire.
Anything else?
Thanks!
On Monday, April 17, 2017, 11:27:33 AM PDT, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
Garth,
I am trying to think back to when I did this last year. I recall it was tricky to get the assembly out and I think in the end I had to remove the squirrel cage housings along with the motor. If I recall the bottom of the housings have a lip that goes in first and then the screws, so they need a bit of rotating to get out. It's really tight I recall I had to remove the mounting screws from the heater box to allow enough room to get the blower motor assembly out.
There was also a very short ground wire behind the A/C expansion valve that was obscured by the insulting gunk.
The early and late housings are slightly different, is your motor held in place with a half moon plastic clamp?
Julian
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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of Garth Rodericks via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 9:31 AM
To: DeTomaso Mail List
Subject: [DeTomaso] HVAC Blower Motor Replacement
I need help!
I'm in the middle of replacing my AC blower motor and can't get the darn thing out. I've read a number of old posts as well as Steve Hawkins' article on the Space City Panteras website (http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/techinfo/Blower/) and Rob DuMoulin's articles on dash removal (http://www.panteraplace.com/AC/Rob%20DuMoulin%20Dash.pdf) and heater box removal (http://www.panteraplace.com/AC/Rob%20DuMoulin%20Heater%20Box.pdf), but I cannot get the blower motor out.
Pantera Dash Removal Procedure<http://www.panteraplace.com/AC/Rob%20DuMoulin%20Dash.pdf>
www.panteraplace.com
Pantera Dash Removal Procedure Rob DuMoulin and John Buckman These instructions, illustrations, and pictures depict the dash removal of a 1971 Pantera and were ...
Pantera Heater Box Removal and Disassembly Procedure<http://www.panteraplace.com/AC/Rob%20DuMoulin%20Heater%20Box.pdf>
www.panteraplace.com
Pantera Heater Box Removal and Disassembly Procedure By Rob DuMoulin These instructions, illustrations, and pictures depict the heater box removal of a 1971 Pantera ...
AC Blower Replace - Space City Panteras<http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/techinfo/Blower/>
www.spacecitypanteras.com
AC HEATER/EVAPORATOR BLOWER REPLACEMENT By Steve Hawkins. In Houston, TX, a car that blows cool air at its passengers is a requirement for enduring the stifling heat ...
Note that I am NOT removing the entire heater box. I've removed my dashboard and I'm trying to remove the blower motor and squirrel cage assembly from the back of the heater box in-car. Unfortunately, I have almost no visibility back there and have to do much of it by feel reaching behind the heater box.
I've removed the 3 screws (6 total) from atop each of the squirrel cage blower housings.
I've also removed the 4 (2 above and 2 below) screws from the "half-moon" clamp around the body of the blower motor.
The whole assembly is still firmly attached to the heater box. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing? What else do I need to do to get the blower motor assembly out?
I'm trying to get this done in the next couple of days to take the car to the Pantera Palooza in Orange County next weekend - my wife said she's not going if the AC doesn't work! Actually, she'll go regardless, but I won't hear the end of it if she's hot and uncomfortable! :)
Thanks!
Garth
#4033
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Nothing else that sticks in my mind, other then putting it back
together took some finessing to get the new motor clamped securely (had
to pack it with a foam strip). Initially on one speed the squirrel
cages just clipped the housing enough to make it sound like the
squirrel had packed nuts in there rattling around!
Julian
__________________________________________________________________
From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 11:46 AM
To: Julian Kift; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] HVAC Blower Motor Replacement
Okay, so let me see if I understand...
Lip at the bottom of the squirrel cage housing, so only the 3 screws on
top on each side. So the top needs to rotate/tilt down and out in order
to free the bottom from the lip?
I've removed the three mounting screws for the heater box to allow me
to rotate it a bit to get my hands back there, but don't want to
move/rotate it too much for fear of bending and breaking the evaporator
core as the AC hoses would put a lot of tension on those delicate
tubes.
And 'yes,' my motor is held in place with the half moon plastic clamp;
although I've removed the top and bottom screws on the clamp as well.
I'll have to look for that ground wire.
Anything else?
Thanks!
On Monday, April 17, 2017, 11:27:33 AM PDT, Julian Kift
<julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
Garth,
I am trying to think back to when I did this last year. I recall it was
tricky to get the assembly out and I think in the end I had to remove
the squirrel cage housings along with the motor. If I recall the bottom
of the housings have a lip that goes in first and then the screws,
so they need a bit of rotating to get out. It's really tight I recall I
had to remove the mounting screws from the heater box to allow enough
room to get the blower motor assembly out.
There was also a very short ground wire behind the A/C expansion valve
that was obscured by the insulting gunk.
The early and late housings are slightly different, is your motor held
in place with a half moon plastic clamp?
Julian
__________________________________________________________________
From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
Garth Rodericks via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 9:31 AM
To: DeTomaso Mail List
Subject: [DeTomaso] HVAC Blower Motor Replacement
I need help!
I'm in the middle of replacing my AC blower motor and can't get the
darn thing out. I've read a number of old posts as well as Steve
Hawkins' article on the Space City Panteras website
([1]http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/techinfo/Blower/) and Rob
DuMoulin's articles on dash removal
([2]http://www.panteraplace.com/AC/Rob%20DuMoulin%20Dash.pdf) and
heater box removal
([3]http://www.panteraplace.com/AC/Rob%20DuMoulin%20Heater%20Box.pdf),
but I cannot get the blower motor out.
[4]Pantera Dash Removal Procedure
www.panteraplace.com
Pantera Dash Removal Procedure Rob DuMoulin and John Buckman These
instructions, illustrations, and pictures depict the dash removal of a
1971 Pantera and were ...
[5]Pantera Heater Box Removal and Disassembly Procedure
www.panteraplace.com
Pantera Heater Box Removal and Disassembly Procedure By Rob DuMoulin
These instructions, illustrations, and pictures depict the heater box
removal of a 1971 Pantera ...
[6]AC Blower Replace - Space City Panteras
www.spacecitypanteras.com
AC HEATER/EVAPORATOR BLOWER REPLACEMENT By Steve Hawkins. In Houston,
TX, a car that blows cool air at its passengers is a requirement for
enduring the stifling heat ...
Note that I am NOT removing the entire heater box. I've removed my
dashboard and I'm trying to remove the blower motor and squirrel cage
assembly from the back of the heater box in-car. Unfortunately, I have
almost no visibility back there and have to do much of it by feel
reaching behind the heater box.
I've removed the 3 screws (6 total) from atop each of the squirrel cage
blower housings.
I've also removed the 4 (2 above and 2 below) screws from the
"half-moon" clamp around the body of the blower motor.
The whole assembly is still firmly attached to the heater box. Can
anyone tell me what I'm missing? What else do I need to do to get the
blower motor assembly out?
I'm trying to get this done in the next couple of days to take the car
to the Pantera Palooza in Orange County next weekend - my wife said
she's not going if the AC doesn't work! Actually, she'll go
regardless, but I won't hear the end of it if she's hot and
uncomfortable! :)
Thanks!
Garth
#4033
References
1. http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/techinfo/Blower/
2. http://www.panteraplace.com/AC/Rob%20DuMoulin%20Dash.pdf
3. http://www.panteraplace.com/AC/Rob%20DuMoulin%20Heater%20Box.pdf
4. http://www.panteraplace.com/AC/Rob%20DuMoulin%20Dash.pdf
5. http://www.panteraplace.com/AC/Rob%20DuMoulin%20Heater%20Box.pdf
6. http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/techinfo/Blower/
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