Heater Motor Lubrication
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Re: Heater Motor Lubrication
Looks as if an impact driver is on my Xmas list then, heard they are useful in a multiple amount of areas. Any recommendation on make/type ?? Although the ones I need access too are the two centre ones whose angle puts them very near the windscreen. :ok
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Re: Heater Motor Lubrication
TONYT25T25 wrote: ↑16 Dec 2021, 10:08 Looks as if an impact driver is on my Xmas list then, heard they are useful in a multiple amount of areas. Any recommendation on make/type ?? Although the ones I need access too are the two centre ones whose angle puts them very near the windscreen. :ok
And hammering near glass!

I would tape a piece of foam to the inside of the windscreen first.
I use a Dewalt impact driver to remove stubborn screws. Correct choice of bit is important too. Must be a very snug fit. Yet it's unlikely a straight hit in those areas.
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Re: Heater Motor Lubrication
Thanks, just been watching a video, one tip the guy made was to put a bit of valve grounding compound on the tip of the head or bit you are using as this gives a better grip in the screw hole.
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Re: Heater Motor Lubrication
TONYT25T25 wrote: ↑16 Dec 2021, 10:08 Looks as if an impact driver is on my Xmas list then, heard they are useful in a multiple amount of areas. Any recommendation on make/type ?? Although the ones I need access too are the two centre ones whose angle puts them very near the windscreen. :ok
This is the one I have.
https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand-too ... 78172.html
Seems very robust and I wish I’d got it years ago!
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Re: Heater Motor Lubrication
Thanks, I will check it out, seems a decent price.
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Re: Heater Motor Lubrication
ZsZ wrote: ↑15 Dec 2021, 07:56 On the US forums there is a long thread on lubricating the shaft in situ
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewt ... p?t=395661
However the brushes are usually worn after 30+yrs of running so worth changing the motor
That's a brilliant thread, thanks very much. Answers loads of questions and what a brilliant solution, similar to what I had in mind when I started this thread.