front heater fan ?

[andyb36]

hi all

just come back from a weekend in newquay

700 miles in total

560 miles round journey - so did 140 round town - 5 peeps and luggage

28 mpg - before any one asks lol

so - front heater fan started to squeel a little on the way down

almost like a rubbing noise then - it silences to a sqeeking

sounds like bearings

1- how difficult is it to get to access the motor and fan

2- is it an absolute bugger or not too bad

3- just seen the 185 quid fan on ebay -- ouch

4- has anyone replaced the fan or just greased the bearings etc etc

when you speed the fan up - its fine apart from a little sqeeking

so everything runs ok - to me it sounds like the bearings

any input - info much appreciatted

thanks

andy

[wonkanoby]

follow faq sheet and clean and grease it

its not that hard as ive done it

just watch out for things like the springs push in the brushes

[andyb36]

hi wonkanoby

could you list the link for me

thanks

andy

[wonkanoby]

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/member ... repair.pdf

[andyb36]

thanks

i was trying to log in with last months password

thanks again

time to open her up

andy

[widdowson2008]

Andy
Just a tip - DON'T grease the bearings cos they are graphite impregnated 'Oilite' bushes.
Clean them up and apply thin oil (let the oil soak into the bearing).

[tezzer22]

When mine broke last year the bearing and shaft were shot, so I bought a new one for £130 from Japan off eBay, it came in five days including a weekend much better than 90 to 100 pounds that second hand ones were going for

[Titan1995]

Yep, fitted new front heater motor and resistor pack a few months back....purchased from the club shop.

Best purchase I made for winter. Lovely powerful heating system.