Dash Blower Noise 2015 Vista 27N

[wyocamper-WO]

My dash blower is making an intermittent squealing noise, so maybe a bad fan bearing or something. I'm looking in Cortona3D at the drawing for all of the dash vents but it doesn't show a blower on there anywhere. Can anyone tell me where the dash blower is located, and how to access it? Thanks for any help!

Here's the relevant drawing for my model.

 

[Morich]

Yes, there is a good view if we can get it screwed around to see it well!
There is a panel that screws on in front of the blower motor. That has a metal tab at each end as marked in red here with the motor behind.

Likely a ratchet with screwdriver attachment/end will make getting the screws out much easier?
The hard part is getting the screwdriver to stay in the screws to get the panel off as you are working blind and probably can't see a thing!

 

[wyocamper-WO]

Thanks Richard, I really don't know why I never think to look at the itemized parts list links lol. That appears to be right in front of the passenger seat, which is where the noise seems to be coming from.

 

[Morich]

It's likely you have other things to do but set here and look at things like drawings while waiting for bigger fish to fry?
I'm kinda semi locked into doing things here but it often takes hours (days?) for things to develope and then I'm expected to have answers within two hours!

I keep thinking I should retire once again but it tends to keep me out of the pool halls, if your folks ever mentioned that?
I'm not sure what went on in those places but my folks lived in fear!

 

[danhannah]

I learned that the fan motor in your dash is one of the most common ever made - available at any auto parts store for roughly a tenth of the price as from the RV dealers.

Just get the number off the motor, and Google is your friend.

They now come with a plastic squirrel cage, instead of metal, which is much lighter, and is supposed to be much easier on the motor bearings.

Best of luck on this fix - it's pretty easy.

 

[wyocamper-WO]

Thanks Dan, I finally got around to looking at this today. Got the confluence of time and warm enough weather finally. I got the panel off, disconnected the SAE wire harness and removed the 5 hex screws from the front of the motor, but it's not budging. I suspect it's just the seal from the rubber gasket but before I start prying I thought I should ask others who have been there/done that. I can't really see in there well enough to tell if I missed something.

 

[wyocamper-WO]

Disregard that, it was just the gasket. Once I got a putty knife behind in there it popped right out.

 

[wyocamper-WO]

I've been putting this off for a long time now, thinking it was going to be a massive PITA to access. But it was actually pretty simple and easy. Wasn't the most comfortable position to work in, but it was still pretty easy. I couldn't find a motor anywhere local so I ordered one from FindItParts.com and got it installed yesterday. No more squealing fan noise.

 

[Morich]

Motivation? I think I'm missing that on my resume!
Since you last posted, my life has changed a bunch. One of my main things was talking guys through electrical mostly as they went out to repair things.
My last and best guy was a fellow from Puerto Rico that was legal and been here for 20+ years but his wife is not and they came after her, so the two and their kid are now "gone somewhere"!
His boss is asking me but not expecting to get an answer!

The Texas oil patch may have to shut down if they keep losing all the guys with grit enough to do that work! No way I'm going out in the middle of the night and climbing towers!

 

[wyocamper-WO]

Sorry to hear that, but it doesn't make sense really. Puerto Rico is a US territory and Puerto Ricans are US citizens. But, to be honest, much of what is going on now doesn't seem to make much if any sense.