How do you replace a blower fan in a 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan?

Answer 1

Disconnnect ground batter wire (to prevent air bag from going off). This is not an easy task. Remove glove box, the sides squeeze in and then drops down, the bottom just snaps into the grooves. Behind it is the fan blower motor & houseing. At the bottom of the housing is a small servo motor with 2 screws. Remove the motor, notice the shaft where the motor goes into the housing, there are 3 plastic prong items, these will have to be expanded for removal (later on). Remove the 5 screws of the houseing. 2 easy to get ones are near the front, one way in the back up high, these all point downward. You may need to pull the carpet back to get to the back screw that points downward. There are 2 screws that point upward, one is in front and can easily be removed from behind the glove box opening, use an 8mm wrench. The last screw is the most difficult. It points upward and is behind everything fairly up high (why the engineers couldn't make this screw a pop out item, go figure). Remove the part of the dash that covers the speakers, this just pops out. Now remove the passenger spearker, 2 screws. No need to unplug, just move to the side. Get an 8mm 1/4" socket, with 6 inch extension, and 1 to 2 inch round ratched (no arm on ratched), special tool comes with small cheap kits. I bought mine at Arber Freights for $18 (kit). Reach down through the speaker hole with the ratched, and reach up from the bottom (this takes long arms or two people). Feel for the screw with your bottom hand and work the socket head on. My 11 year old son worked the ratchet from above. His small hands and arm fit down the speaker hole the best. Once this last screw comes out, the housing is loose but only drops about 1/2 inch. Don't pull down or you will break the sliding plastic door inside the housing. Remember above when you took the small motor off, at the bottom of the houseing is 3 prongs around a shaft, use care (some force may be applied) to spread these and pop the shaft upwards, the housing will then be off, oh yea, you will need to pop the rubber grommet and wires out. You can now get to the blower motor, it has 3 screws.