I have a bunch of bad ones too, which I would like to repair. In the
meantime, though, on pre-86 505s you can shut the fan off by very carefully
placing the slider knob in the tiny gap between each pair of fanspeeds. At
least then it doesn't shriek at you all the time.
Brian
At 02:08 PM 9/21/97 -0400, Tamara Saarinen wrote:
>yep, here I sit, gazing at a blower motor...it works, but it does the
>"Peugeot banshee scream" on occaision...and my "he'd be my son-in-law, if
>his dad and I ever got brave enough to get married" spends all day in the
>car every day (taxi service).. he just has no sense of humor about such a
>noise...
>
>very alarming...he hauls around alot of nice older folks..he doesn't want
>to risk causing heart failure...can't say as I blame him.
>
>and we use those blower motors alot here in Maine.
>
>since we have 5 505's, with 5 old motors....I'd be pretty happy to do a
>"mass re-hab" if it is possible.
>
>on the motor on my bench, the bushings on either end of the shaft are worn
>out of round... they are held on by a suaged bracket...
>
>is there a way to pry the metal mounting frame apart and replace the
>bushings without ruining the frame?
>
>has anyone done this? do I need Peugeot parts or will appropriately sized
>garden variety bushings work??
>
>we only have one car whose blower fan is in need of immediate help.. but
>I'd just love to get all the little beasts up to snuff, to avoid them dying
>at the coldest part of February- I have a sense of humor and all, but I
>hate futzing around with such details in frigid weather.
>
>I checked the archives, but didn't find anything...
>SOMEBODY must have played this game before now...
>
>
>waiting quietly with my little motor..
>
>tamara
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Brian Holm, Peugeotholm
Supplying parts for Peugeots only, since 1969
Plainfield, VT 802.454.7132 Fax 454.1310