Brushes aren't tough to do, and you can find a suitable pair in the "majik drawers" at your local Ace or True Value hardware store.
For $5 and an hour of your time it's worth a shot once you've benched tested it and confirmed that it is truly dead. Dan --- On Fri, 3/18/11, Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 heater fan evap question > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Friday, March 18, 2011, 9:07 AM > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 8:25 PM, > Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Ok, well I feel better already. It was a real > chore to get the evap then > > heater motor out of a 115. I was not looking > forward to crawling under the > > dash for 3 days or more. Guess I'd better read > up on taking apart the > > monowiper. > > > > So is the fix new brushes, or is a new motor a better > solution? > > > > > I never heard of anyone replacing the brushes, not to say > it isn't > possible. You can definitely save $ by replacing only > the motor and reusing > the old squirrel cages. Search PeachParts > for info on that. However, as I > recall, you must be sure the cages are attached perfectly > in line with the > motor shafts, and be very careful when reseating the > motor---there is very > little clearance and you will not enjoy hearing the cages > rub every few > seconds on the interior of the plenum where they sit > whenever the fan is > on. (Ask me how I know.) > > While you have the wiper out is a good time to clean the > disintegrating foam > gunk off of the main recirculation flap, lubricate the > wiper transmission, > and maybe replace the lower part of the arm with integral > spring (which will > make a HUGE difference in wiper performance). > > Alex > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
