New heater blower motor shuts off at full speed

[MyFemurHurts]

Finally got around to replacing the heater blower motor. Everything went together well, but when I select the last detent, the motor turns off.

Any thoughts? My old GTI did that and I never solved it.

 

[HB Chris]

It could be the switch, the contact slides across a coil and contact gets hard to maintain as it ages. Can you push down on the lever at far right to see if it makes contact?

 

[MyFemurHurts]

I'll give that a try Saturday when I take it to Canepa Cars and Coffee and see if I can get full speed to wake up.

 

[MyFemurHurts]

It could be the switch, the contact slides across a coil and contact gets hard to maintain as it ages. Can you push down on the lever at far right to see if it makes contact?

Hmmm. No dice on full. Second to last detent blows harder after pressing down and sliding the knob through the detents a few times.

Looks like I'll rebuild the switch the next time I have the console apart.

 

[HB Chris]

The lever has a brass contact strip that touches the coil as it is moved L and R. I tried bending the contact strip but it can't be done fully assembled. It doesn't look easy to take apart and perhaps can't be done?