Technical Heater Fan squeak

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My son's 2006 Punto has had heating/cooling fan issues which we've been working through ... new switch, replaced resistor pack ... and is generally ok now BUT has an annoying squeak particularly at start-up or on lower speeds.

Got it out of the car now but can't see how to get the motor out of the outer casing.

anyone done it ?

TIA.
 
If it is like the Panda, there will be a screw, maybe just the one aroound the perimeter of the motor. Once removed the whole motor then rotates a little and comes out. Panda apparently rotates clockwise to remove, opposite to expectations, so don't force anything.
 
It is not practical to remove the motor because you end up bending the fan. The fan has to come off to release the motor from the plastic housing.


You can oil the motor thru the rubber bung at one end and by using a thin rod with a drop of oil on it at the fan end.
 
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judderbar - perhaps different on a UK car ?

I did it by popping the end plug out then pushing on the spindle with an M14 bolt and pushing the lugs of the anti-vibration rubber at same time ... if you have an M16 bolt, I think you could screw it into through the hole and it would make the other bit easier as you could keep pressure on the spindle better whilst pushing the lugs.

I've attached piccies .... will get round to learning how to embed them in the post and give clearer instructions so others can follow them :)
 

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@judderbar - perhaps different on a UK car ?

I did it by popping the end plug out then pushing on the spindle with an M14 bolt and pushing the lugs of the anti-vibration rubber at same time ... if you have an M16 bolt, I think you could screw it into through the hole and it would make the other bit easier as you could keep pressure on the spindle better whilst pushing the lugs.

I've attached piccies .... will get round to learning how to embed them in the post and give clearer instructions so others can follow them :)

I tried it that way but the spindle position changed. I think because I crushed the flimsy bearing retainers.

Were you able to push on the retaining lugs to help release the motor??
 
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the bolt I used - purely by chance - was a Land Rover Discovery wheel bolt and has a dished end, so kept itself in place reasonably well.

the lugs - which are part of the rubber bits that absorb vibration - needed two screwdrivers to push them in and upwards just enough to move when the bolt was pressed on the spindle.

like I said earlier, a 16mm bolt might be better as it will ( I think ) screw in and keep pressure on whilst you get the lugs to move.

I will confess I have the luxury of having another fan - my Father-in-law is scrapping his 2000 (x reg) Punto so I've nicked the fan. If I **** this up, I have a spare :)




so far it looks to be worthwhile. fan has been run in the car but not refitted in position and WITHOUT oiling it, is noticeably quieter. I'm not a fan ( pun intended ) of adding oil when it could easily migrate to the electrical bits, i.e. where brushes rub on commutator.
 
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the bolt I used - purely by chance - was a Land Rover Discovery wheel bolt and has a dished end, so kept itself in place reasonably well.

the lugs - which are part of the rubber bits that absorb vibration - needed two screwdrivers to push them in and upwards just enough to move when the bolt was pressed on the spindle.

like I said earlier, a 16mm bolt might be better as it will ( I think ) screw in and keep pressure on whilst you get the lugs to move.

I will confess I have the luxury of having another fan - my Father-in-law is scrapping his 2000 (x reg) Punto so I've nicked the fan. If I **** this up, I have a spare :)




so far it looks to be worthwhile. fan has been run in the car but not refitted in position and WITHOUT oiling it, is noticeably quieter. I'm not a fan ( pun intended ) of adding oil when it could easily migrate to the electrical bits, i.e. where brushes rub on commutator.

I also like to do a proper job, which sometimes works and sometimes does not. I ended up buying another identical fan for 60 euros.

The motor hangs upside down so oil is not likely to migrate thru the motor from the fan end.
 
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