Blower motor tick-tick-tick...

[jakthree]

Hi,
2002 Sportage 4-door.
I have removed the blower motor/fan cage assemble by removing the three mounting screws. I removed a couple tree leaves and piece of paper from fan cage. I checked to make sure there where no leaves or trash up in the duct work. I checked for marks where the fan cage might be rubbing, but found no marks. I can spin the fan freely with my hand and the fan spins smoothly. I did not remove the cage from the motor.

I re-installed the fan and still have a tick-tick-tick sound that ticks faster/slower as the blower speed is changed.

Any ideas what to look for next?
Do I need a new fan?
Does any one have a good blower motor laying around? (Send PM)Thank you,

[jakthree]

Hi,
More info.
I bought and installed a used blower motor. I still have tick-tick-tick...

Is there anything known in the duct work that may vibrate and sound like the blower ticking?

Thank you,
Jack

[CaptDave]

I had the same problem with my 01, maple keys. Run your hand around inside in case you missed something. I had my OEM motor rebuilt and waterproofed. Water is getting into but not out of the air plenum. It took me a while to figure out why the passenger side carpet was always wet. Then one day saw water dripping off the blower motor.

[asmilindog]

My fan did the same thing on my 2001 Sportage 4WD. I grabbed the base of the motor and just gave it a nudge left and right and the noise stopped. The noise will restart appx evey 500 miles and I just grab it and nudge it and it goes away again.