2000 GP Blower Motor Resistor how to replace

[aliasmax]

Hi all i have a 2000 gt 3.8 with manual air conditioning and the blower motor resistor went. the blower motor does not work on 1 to 4 but 5 works. from searching here i found it to be the resistor. the old links for how to change it don't work anymore. can someone give me a current link or tell me step by step how to get at it and change it? thanks all.

[richtazz]

I don't have a tutorial available with pictures, but replacement is fairly simple.

It is located under the dash on the passenger side, behind the blower motor. There is a hush panel retained by three plastic retainers that needs to be removed to access both the blower motor and the resistor. Once that is out of the way, the motor is held in place by three screws. Unplug the electrical connector and drop the motor down out of the way. Follow the harness you unplugged from the blower motor up and you found the resistor. It is held in place by three screws also. The front screw has to be removed, the other two that are a PITA to get to only have to be loosened a tad (as the holes in the resistor are slotted). I've even left the rear screws alone, and reached up in the hole where the blower motor was and forced it out by giving the old resistor a good tug. Once the old resistor is out of the way, you can access those two rear screws and loosen them just a 1/4 turn or so. That way, you can slip the new resistor in and just put the front screw back in. plug in the motor, bolt her back up, put the hus panel back in and you're done.

[aliasmax]

thank you for the reply and instructions. much appreciated.