Ben2

Glad it's working for you.

To take it out without removing center console/dash, you simply take out the radio and the climate control head unit, reach through the holes to unplug a red and a blue wire connector that connect to the housing, then take a single screw out of each footwell duct (driver and passenger). Once this is done, you can open the hood, disconnect all the vacuum lines, the evaporator connector, etc, take out the clamp that holds it in place and carefully pull the whole heater box assembly up and out of the car.

Next you open it up, replace the BM and the heater core and grease all the flap motors while you're in there, and put everything back together.

carmatt59

you forgot the cowl, grill, wipers, and wipers mechanism... You cannot pull the box out unless you remove (not necessarily unplugging it) the wiper mechanism. :P

r1de23

what was the purpose of this?

upallnight

Replace the blower motor.

audi95

Can you point me to where the two screws are located? I've dropped the glove box, knee bolster and ducts and cannot see how the blower housing is secured. I've reached up along the firewall and do not feel any screws or bolts along the opening, yet the housing is solidly fastened.

Ben2

The screws attach the footwell air ducts, one on each side, to the hvac assembly. If you get on your face under the dashboard you should be able to locate them.

Here's a quick writeup from QW that may help:

http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/16189.phtml

audi95

Thanks for the write up. I think I'm both blind and dumb. I've yet to find the two screws. I've removed the duct with the white cloth, rubber floor duct with ears. Pulled back the console side covers and not sure of the location of the screws. I've disconnected both the blue and red connectors. Hace followed the floor ducts and still cannot locate the screws. I know I'm just two screws away from pulling this thing out. The video this guy shot didn't show them either, but did mnetion them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ayciT30vjQ

audi95

Are they the black colored screws that face upwards?

audi95

This guy mentions the screws, but doesn't show them and he went through alot of work. Thanks for posting a shortcut. I'm this close to getting it out, just gotta find those pesky screws.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ayciT30vjQ

Ben2

Yeah, that sounds like it. I beleive they're black and around 8mm and go up from the foot ducts to the hvac assembly.

Please don't follow any advice the guy in that video gives, he does a horrid job of his replacement. Forget anything you learned from that!