Not quite what you're asking after but.....

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=386923&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=blower+motor+bearing&start=0

Neat trivia-tip Dennis!

Neil.

On 11/22/14, KI4TLF <ki4tlf@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there any easy way to service the fan, ie, drilling a hole in the housing
> and lubing the shaft that way, or is removing it the only option?
>
> Greg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Dennis Haynes
> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 11:34 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Carat front blower repair

> Years ago I had a heater core replaced by the dealer as goodwill warranty.
> They cut the side of the housing near the glove box and slid it out and slid
> in the new one and then glued the cut off cover back on. I've gotten good at
> doing them this way. Unfortunately no easy way for fan replacement.
>
>

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