i just got done sifting through a long search on "blower motor" and i did not find satisfaction, so i'm here.

the blower used to work well. eventually stopped. heat works, AC would probably work if i hadn't cut the belt to replace a different one, haha. but no blow.

if you take it out, and spin it once, and then turn the blower on .... it will wiggle a bit then stall. if you spin it, it will take and keep going, speed up, speed down, no problem. so turn it off, then back on, and maybe it will work. again maybe, then it will stop working and you'll have to spin it to start it again.

last year i had someone who has a clue (not me) fiddle with it, i believe "filed the brushes" was the attempted fix. obviously that didn't get the job done.

so.

i'd rather not spend $165 down at benz friends for a refurb blower. any suggestions?

an idle conversation with someone whose car i was looking at a few months back brought up the possibility of "the bushing" failing somehow, any comment on that?

edit: forgot to mention - '81 240d

thanks

--Nick