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Fiat Punto (176) Factory Service Manual (1993-1999)08 · 50 Auxiliary units
08 · General

Passenger compartment ventilation fan

Make
Fiat
Model
Punto (176) Factory Service Manual
Year
1993–1999
Section
Manually controlled heater › Passenger compartment ventilation fan
50 Auxiliary unitsPassenger compartment ventilation fan
View of the bottom rear part of the instrument facia showing components 13, 5, and 4 with arrows indicating screws.
Assembly view of the evaporator-heater-distributor unit showing screws (6), base (5), and container (13).

PASSENGER COMPARTMENT VENTILATION FAN

To remove, work on bottom rear part of instrument facia (see first figure at top) and disconnect connector (4) of supply leads from base (5) of fan and unscrew screws (6) retaining fan to bottom part of evaporator - heater - distributor assembly.

Disassembly

  • disconnect the two terminals of leads (7) supplying motor (8) from connector (9) press-fitted to base (5);
  • undo profiled flexible blocks (10) fitted to adaptor ring (11) in order to release from base (5);
  • withdraw motor (8) with impeller (12) and adaptor ring (11) from base (5);
  • use a drift to remove impeller (12) from shaft of motor (8) to which it is press-fitted;
  • expand tabs with toothed profile of adaptor ring (11) outward in order to withdraw ring from motor (8).
Fan assembly showing base (5), connector (9), impeller (12), and flexible block (10).
Exploded view of the fan motor assembly showing motor (8), leads (7), connector (9), flexible blocks (10), adaptor ring (11), and impeller (12).
Container (13) for the electronic regulation unit with flexible block (10) visible on top.

ELECTRONIC REGULATION UNIT COMPRESSOR OPERATION

To remove, work on the bottom part of the instrument facia (see first figure at top) and unscrew screws indicated by arrows in the two figures at the top that fasten container (13) to the bottom middle part of the evaporator - heater - distributor assembly.

Parts & tools for this job For 1993 Fiat Punto

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