Reinstalling the AC condenser blower

84porsche · 84porsche's Garage

Any tips? I cannot get the damn thing back in. I took it out to change the battery, got the battery in but can't get the blower back in. Please help. Reinstallation is far from the reverse of the uninstall.

slodave · slodave's Garage

What if you undo the battery lock down thingy and see if you can shove the battery back a little and see if that gives you room to get the blower back in.

Dave

84porsche · 84porsche's Garage

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Originally Posted by slodave

What if you undo the battery lock down thingy and see if you can shove the battery back a little and see if that gives you room to get the blower back in.

Dave

It only give about a 1/4 of an inch which still isn't enough. It is hitting on the fuel tank on the width. I took the clips off but I still can't get the front part to clear the opening. It is so snug.

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slodave · slodave's Garage

I took mine out, but have no recollection on how it came out. Can you put the blower in a little more to the left and then slide it over?

84porsche · 84porsche's Garage

Well, I managed to get everything back together. What a completely frustrating evening but I now have a new battery in the car but it certaintly did not come cheap. The battery was the cheapest part. The expensive part is if I decide to replace that housing now because I managed to crack the back side of it in the process of putting it back in and replace the washer pump that I took out while trying to tighten the battery. And to top it off is I also noticed that something spilled on one of my newly refinished rear fuchs and stained the lip. I just can't win. I am gonna drive the P-car tomorrow to feel better.

slodave · slodave's Garage

What housing? If it's part of the A/C, I may decide to part with what you need.

Dave

84porsche · 84porsche's Garage

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Originally Posted by slodave

What housing? If it's part of the A/C, I may decide to part with what you need.

Dave

Dave,

It's the whole back plastic piece of the blower. I attached a pic of the crack in it now but I think it should still work as it is exclusive of the closed A/C system, I think? Fix one thing, break another.