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Any one had luck in finding a replacement blower motor for the underseat heater on 47 super clipper?

David

Might be easier to just find an entire good used unit.

What's wrong with it? I can disassemble the front blower motor on the later cars. IDK how different this one would be.

rear bearing is frozen on shaft-cannot get the armature out. I have had this thing apart years ago-I thought one of the brushes was the issue.

I am looking for one-also.

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Since the motor will apparently be scrapped anyway if you cannot get the armature out you might try drilling a small hole directly in the center of the protrusion in the bottom of the case. Drill directly over where the bushing and armature shaft end is located. Start with a few drops of penetrating oil thru the hole for a day or so to see if that helps the armature release. If no luck, use a small pin punch inserted thru the hole being careful to try and keep the punch end aligned directly on the shaft center. Give a few gentle hammer taps to see if you can move the armature that way. If it still doesn't release then nothing is lost and you still scrap the motor. If it does release you might be able to replace the bushing and salvage the motor. If successful you can always close the hole again with a dab of JB Weld or RTV silicone.

Since the motor hangs below the body there is a universal 6v heater motor that MIGHT be able to be adapted. Believe the universal motor is longer than the original and I don't remember exactly how the original motor mounts. If the heater box or case has a recess that holds the motor and it can be cut or modified to accommodate the universal motor, the hanging down a bit more should not be a problem. I don't know how the diameter compares as to whether it would fit that way though so you might compare dimensions as listed for the universal motor to see if it is feasible. Here is details of the universal motor as sold by a Ford vendor and other mfg's vendors sell the same motor at different price points.

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