Noisy blower motor.

[mrfixiter]

Hi

 

The blower motor in my 1997 Legacy GT Wagon will sometimes make rattling noises. I'm trying to remove it for inspection. I got the glove box out and the three screws that secure the blower. However I cannot remove the motor because part of a metal supporting piece is blocking the exit path. I've tried rotating the motor housing hoping to find a way out but no luck. Do I need to remove more adjacent parts to get the motor out?

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

Update: And of course 5 minutes after I posted this, I tried again and found the one orientation of the assembly that gave me just enough room to remove it.

Edited February 7, 2016 by mrfixiter

[Fairtax4me]

I usually remove the one screw on the side of the dash behind the little D shaped cover. Then one or two on a bracket under the dash in the corner. That allows you to pull the corner of the dash out about 2" and gives more room to remove the blower unit.