07 Focus Heater Blower motor

[Tom _M]

Hi all... Have acquired as new shed an 07 1.8 Tdci Focus LX. All (mostly) okay aside from the racket when turn the blower on. Was looking to see if could replace as can pick up replacements on eBay cheap enough, but can’t work out how to remove it. Can access by removing glove box, but is tucked over to the right of this sideways on. The flap actuator thing on the end can be removed, but access to the motor itself is tight, and not clear how to remove that itself.

Looked online and bits seem to refer to it being vertically mounted more directly behind/under glovebox, but mine isn’t. Is it going to involve dismantling bits of dash?

[trickywoo]

Could it be as simple as something fouling the blades?

Appreciate access may still be tight but worth a look first.