I spent the last couple of hours removing the blower from my 89 300TE. I managed to successfully remove the plastic squirrel cages from the motor shaft as well. Those in the market for a new blower know that saving the cages is saving $150.

I also removed the blower motor regulator and redid the thermal compound that lives between the transistor and the heatsink.

Basically I took a 4 1/2" angle grinder and cut up the motor, then used a drift to tap the shaft out of the plastic cage, backed up by a large socket. I photographed the entire thing, so if there's demand out there I'll put together a DIY article.

Robert

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