2001 chevy Impala. Heater blower fan vibrates terribly. I only drive it occasionally and think a mouse has built a nest in it sometime back. how do I reach this fan to clean it out?
It's possible that a small animal, such as a mouse has made a nest in the fan of the blower motor, especially of the car sits for long periods of time. It happened to my 2002 Impala.
It's still a pretty big job, but there are two ways to go. The motor is down under the dash by the passenger's toes. It can be removed an inspected.
The other way is to remove the black plastic cover on the passenger side, between the windshield and the engine compartment. I recall that there's a couple screw, pull the weatherstripping from the firewall, and unclip the washer hose. You can look stright down into the cage of the fan, but you probably can't reach down in there; too tight. I used a claw/gripper thing to reach in there.
Big job...you have to open the dash to get at the housing. If you don't have the tools,bring it to a trusted garage.
Testimonial: "that is what I was afraid of.I didn't know if I should go in from the dash or under the hood. My mechanical abilities are limited for a 64 yr old lady"
Blower motor is under glove compartment, at passengers foot space. Take black cover panel off by removing 2 clips as well as a plastic push clip...you'll need needle nose pliers. You'll see a silver cylinder, that's the blower motor, to the left there is a golden metal. That holds the wires up, undo. There are about 3-4 screws to remove the blower motor. Undo them. They can be tricky (awkward angle) wiggle the blower motor down and out. Reach behind and undo the electrical plug by pinching a lil clip and pulling. It should be out. I hope this helps. I'm a young woman and if I can do it, well....
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