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Just a followup: found a cracked blower motor resistor. Resistor read high, factory rating is 1.8-2.2 ohms. The real problem is the fan; dirty fan cage and dirty inside the motor itself. There's a removable Plastic piece that allows the motor shaft to be oiled. That alone really helped the blower motor turn Much easier. I think gunk in the motor gave just enough resistance so the motor wouldn't easily turn. After oiling, blower motor turns much easier! Back to a cooler '300!

Thanks, Gene, I've been in there before; going back in with a can of DeOxit, and see what I find. Thanks for the encouragement!

Hello, fellow 300 owners, blower failure seems fairly common; had this problem last year, pulled out the fan, tested with good battery, and all seemed well. Now, no blower fan situation is back. Surprising to me, if I hit the passenger side by the transmission tunnel, the fan will usually start to blow, leading me to think it's external fan related; relay, blower resistor, or blower control module. Once the fan is blowing, I can increase and decrease the fan speed witht the fan buttons. If I turn off the fan, can't turn it on without the sides again. Any advice on this? Thanks in advance!

SK and CU Man, thanks for posting this. Like you, what seemed like a 10 minute job has yet to be completed. I checked the 1997 FSM, and noted 13 ft/pnds of torque on the ball strut. No mention of thread locker. Not what I ran into. I think I will use needle nose pliers on that ball strut; as others have noted, it's already starting to round. With your encouragement, I will continue to back it out, a quarter turn at a time. Put a dash of PB Blaster in there, perhaps it will help as well. I also might try a 12mm flare wrench on it. I was initially reluctant to really pull on the ball strut to remove it. Visions of working on my neighbor's '88 Celica, and twisiting bolt heads off of bolts, Yikes! If successful, I'll report back. Online Lexus parts wanted $88 apiece for each strut. Rock Automhad the pair for $54, shipped..

Figured out the FSMs, that'll be a help.... Anyone done this repair themselves? Thx

Hello, does anyone have any BTDT advice on replacing this assembly in the driver's side front door? I've tried to download various FSMs. w/o any luck. I have a used assembly arriving soon, and I see where the cable has broken.... any hints for replacing this would be appreciated! Many thanks!