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Hello
Whilst doing some work on my bus recently, smoke started to pour out from the heater vent(the heater fan was on) and I was told that the heater had burnt out. Is this the case and where and what do I need to buy....should I buy a new one? I am in the dark though have a Haines manual and am starting to try and take the dash out as have been advised that this is what is needed. I have read the blurb from vw tech regarding coolant & heater blower replacement and it sounds terrifying!!
HELP
Ok then, dash out, I have so far taken off the instrument panel thingy and am about the take off the steering wheel and some other steering wheel stuff...this is what it says in the Haines Manual - is this right so far? Does someone mind talking me throught it?
Thanks
Sally
To get tothe heater box, you need to take Column cowls off,remove steering wheel. Remove 2 shear bolts at top of column. (Use mole grips) remove 2 M8 (13mm) bolts lower down column. Lay column on drivers seat, no need to unplug ! gently pry off heater knobs and fan switch. Very carefully pry off heater facia, two plastic plugs tend to break very easily!! remove 2 screws behind that hold controls to dash. Pull off plastic cover over dash unplug all switches, unclip dash plug, undo speedo cable. Remove dash console. Undo screw to left hand side of hole that holds heater controls in. take glove box down. Undo smaller screws along the front of the dash, don't undo the bigger ones they are for the wipers. Undo screws at side of dash that hold it to pillars..
find red/black wire that goes from heater switch into loom and snip it Follow brown wire from heater to behind fuse box, remove said wire from earth spider and pull free from loom. Take front grille off and undo 2 Phillips head screws just above radiator, identified by large washers for size of screw! pull off plastic heater cover panel Clamp water pipes where they exit the floor, undo water pipes from heater box. Undo all plastic heater hoses. There's 4 number 3 Phillips screws that hold the heater box in, one in each corner, the one at the bottom right is the hardest as its hidden by one of the water pipes and it also has a clamp around it. Heater box should now come free.
yes, thanks steve!!
I did print this out earlier and it looked scary.. you'll think I'm being thick but here goes anyway.....it seeemed so complicated...is it? Am I doing the right thing by
a/ taking off instrument panel
b/ taking off steering wheel
c/taking off dash (just to start with!)
Sally
As is often the case with manuals they don't always tell you the easiest way. You don't actually have to remove column - just remove shear bolts and two 13mm bolts below - it drops enough to give you room to remove dash;)
HI Sally
Did my blower last summer, did it all via the haynes manual and like the previous comment you don't have to remove the steering column. it's also far easier if there are two people as it gets quite awkward.
Life would be boring if it wasn't for the kids.....Does anyone want my four so I can be bored!!
Incidentally, blower units can (particularly when they've sat in someones garage or simply been unused for a long while), simply seize up. Mine burnt out and the replacement didn't respond so i gave the commutator (brushes end) of the motor a good squirt of wd40 equilavent and a couple of turns by hand to free it off. You can do this from the back (blower intake ports) if the unit is pulled out or away from the bulkhead.
you'll think I'm being thick but here goes anyway.....it seeemed so complicated...is it? Am I doing the right thing by 
