On the W115, I opened up the front center speaker hole to get the blower motor out, I didn't cut the firewall. That was the second one. I followed the manual to replace the first one - took over twice as long.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 1:06 PM David Bruckmann via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Good afternoon, > > My '72 280SEL 4.5 has a dead heater blower motor. It was set to "low" and > when I started the car several months ago, electrical smoke emerged from > the area above the motor that contains the filters. > > My question: I know that people literally cut through the firewall to > replace the blower in a 115. Is the 108 as bad, or will I be able to > actually reach the fan itself through the air intakes on the cowl to see if > it at least turns. I don't think I can REMOVE the motor that way, but it > would be nice to see if I can at least check whether the fan is seized, > maybe even put a few drops of ATF on the bearings. > > Here's a video (from quite a sensible man, in California, with numerous > 108-oriented videos) covering the replacement of the cabin air filters > under the cowl. In part of the video, he shows the insides of the cowl > area. > > Here's the URL > > https://youtu.be/55U4y4KqmAE > > Thanks for any advice, > > D. > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://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
