Repair for reversed blower motor syndrome...

["Danrc30" <Danrc30@xxxx>]

I've done this to my own car, so I can vouch for it's effectiveness if done correctly.

Here's my solution. What I did on mine was I drilled out the rivets holding the two
pieces together. I then rotated the lower half 180 degrees from the upper
half. This reverses the magnetic polarity of the motor, and reverses the
direction that it spins. Now, the hard part is the drilling for the new
rivets. Just make sure you line it up180 degrees from where it was when you
drill the new holes. (When I put it back together, I used small sheet metal
screws instead of rivets in case I ever had to service it again.. and it
turned out that I did. Mine got some water in it and rusted a little. I
cleaned it and repacked it with grease, so now it's fine.) Now, the other
tricky part is drilling the hole for the power wire to go through. Just make
sure you line the new hole right and make it the same width as the old one.
You'll see what I mean when you take it apart. Now, it is a little tricky to
do it, but it'll work flawlessly, and you'll have the satisfaction of fixing
the problem yourself, and fixing it the RIGHT way. Trust me, it's a good
feeling. And you get to save that money you would've spent on the fan motor
on something else. 

This procedure isn't by any means impossible, just time consuming and you have to be accurate when drilling the new holes. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.

---Dan




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