164 Stepper Replacement

["Rich Lasner" <rlasner@domain.elided>]

I may have given the wrong impression in my last post regarding the cost of
replacing the stepper motor in my 164. The cost of doing the job, even
without removing the dash, that Tony at Auto Scientific quoted me is fully
inline with the amount of time and work involved. Tony has found a much less
invasive way to get at the problem, and was very willing to share his
discovery with me on the phone. It seems he has done what many of us thought
was possible- Get at the assembly through the side of the glove box wall.

 I was simply disappointed that we LHD guys have to go through so much grief
(and cost) to fix this problem. I've done two stepper replacements on my
164s, and can't seem to bring myself to do it again. I was hoping someone
had found a more cost-effective way to do it. It's really great that Tony
took the time to discover a better way to handle this repair.

Rich Lasner
91 164S Black
92 164S Red
ARA
AROC
Mill Valley CA

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