Blower noise

2004 CHEVROLET TRACKER
178,000 MILES • 2.5L • 6 CYL • 4WD
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LAURIE BRADFORD
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It is an awful racket, like big rocks rolling around with screeching in the background and puts out very little air. Is that the motor or the resistor?
Sep 19, 2018 at 2:11 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon.

That is the blower motor itself. It has bearings inside that fail over time.

Roy

REMOVAL PROCEDURE
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.

CAUTION:
- Refer to SIR Caution in Service Precautions.
- Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution in Service Precautions.

2. Disconnect the blower motor electrical connector.
3. Remove the PCM.


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4. Remove 3 screws and the blower motor and fan (4) from the blower case.
5. If necessary to remove the blower case, refer to Heater Case Replacement.
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Sep 19, 2018 at 2:54 PM