Blower motor rubbing

Hey everyone, my name is keith and i just recently bought my first jeep. it's not 4wd but i could not pass it up for so cheap. its a 1999 sport. 2.5 2wd 150,000 miles. when i bought it the blower motor fan died about 5 weeks later. and im just now getting around to change it because charleston is unreal in the summer. so i removed the old one. and installed the new one and i check for fod first but as soon as i try and turn it on. i hear a heavy rubbing noise from the fan. i removed it again and looked inside and i can see spot's where the fan is rubbing the housing. im just not sure what to do :/ it's a oem fit from rockauto. and it only goes in one way so i know i didn't install it wrong. i was wondering if anyone had any experience with this kind of issue. or any solution's. it would be great my wife and i are taking it surfing next week and would love some cold air!

thanks in advance and i look forward to becoming a member of the jeep community.

First, I would call rockauto.com and get their advice.

Second, if you don't want to wait, and you are willing to assume responsibility if things go South, then take a long hard look and see if you can clearance anything to eliminate the rubbing--a little filling here, a couple washers there, a BFH!

Good luck.

if it's rubbing toward the back of the HVAC box, I'd try some foam tape on the housing-- it might seal it AND take up a bit of space. If it's rubbing on the sides, I'd look to make sure the fan is installed perpendicular to the shaft and isn't crooked.

Hey i tried the washer's and it cleared up the rubbing accept on the highest setting which leads me to believe the fan is off balance. i noticed the new one from rock auto doesn't have any little weight clips. and the factory ones does. it work's on 1-3 so im just going to drive it like this until rock auto email's me back. thank you both for the help

Good! Have fun surfing, but please don't feed the sharks.

BTW, Welcome to .

thank you for the welcome. the blower motor. i didn't get around to removing tonight. ill probably do it after vacation as long as i can even get 2/4 im happy. surprising enough it still freezes me out of the car. im so so so so much happier already! i'll let everyone know when i find a fix for future issue's. :repair:

When I had to put a new blower motor in mine I had to reuse my squirrel cage from the old motor.

IIRC, I had the same problem....I removed the blower motor and tapped the plastic squirrel cage down on the shaft just a bit more and that cured my rubbing.

Just be careful not to get it too close to the blower itself or it will rub there.