Reply With QuoteWere the brushes available as a spare part for the fan or did you find some that are a similar size?
New Dubber
Hi all,
Just thought i'd throw few photo's up of a repair to the small radiator fan, my large one had started going faster then usual and making noise as well documented. My car is first of the Mk6 Gti 09 build with 95k on it.
I pulled apart hoping Brushes were stuck but unfortunately they were worn out. So I replaced them, hopefully solder will handle the load.
It required cutting old brushes out and blowing a lot of dust out and cleaning rotor up. Also bit of grease on bearing bush.
I used multigrips to squeeze V tabs together and later spread back apart, but be careful, to much force will break them.
I've seen some post suggest a lot of parts removal to get fans out of car, but I found it only necessary to remove air intake pieces off radiator top and the lower plastic shroud then pull fans out through bottom.
Volkswagen Fanatic
Were the brushes available as a spare part for the fan or did you find some that are a similar size?
Understand how it works, troubleshoot logically BEFORE replacing parts.
2001 T4 TRAKKA Syncro 2.5TDI,2006 Mk5 2.0TDI Golf manual,2001 Polo 1.4 16V manual [now sold], '09 2.0CR TDI Tiguan manual,
Numerous Mk1 Golf diesels
New Dubber
No not spares, I went to local auto electrician, he found some to match. They were 10mm/6mm, and about 15mm in depth. They need to be a nice fit but able to slide easily. All up cost $20 and bit time.
New Dubber
Update, have done few thousand K now, A/C always on, still working fine.
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