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Originally Posted by Tabor
So, my wife's blower motor went out in her W116.
After verrifying that the blower motor (and not some other part of the HVAC) was indeed broken, I checked fastlane. $904 with the cage, $345 without. Since I there was no harm in doing so, I dissasembled it to find worn out brushes.
Tommorow when I go to the hardware store, it will be fixed for $10.
Behr and Bosch can do some stuff that isn't appropriate for this forum.
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I have a 1984 W126. Not long after I acquired this vehicle I need to repair the blower moter and the resistor group. My problem was caused by years of dust build up in the blower housing. This in turn caused the blower motor to drag and the resistor group to over heat.
After I removed the blower housing I found the cage to be dirty but otherwise in perfect condition. Just near impossible to take off.
The motor was a mess. New had to be better.
I ordered online a new motor (no core) from DriveWire. Cost $114.70 and free shipping to my door.
Supporting the cage between two stacks of books, allowing the motor to dangle in the space between the books, a couple of sharp strikes with a punch and hammer on the motor shaft freed the cage from the motor.
