Got a leaf in my ventilation fan/blower - how to clean out?

[nashvegas]

OK I've done some searching and I think I have leaves in my interior ventilation/blower motor. I'm getting a spoke-on-a-bike-pedal noise in my ventilation blower when it's on high. Car's a 2003 Disco with 64K.

The truck has been outside and tons of leaves have been all over it.. .and that plenum filter piece of foam is of course missing now (I threw it out, I guess mistakenly) a few months back since it was ripped up).

Anyway.... so... how do I pull that cover off the ventilation fan. Its up under the passenger footwell area right? Anyone have tips before I try to start dismantling things under there tonite?

Thanks in advance - this board has taught me a ton about my truck.

[Rovin4life]

pull down the cover and remove the fan and blow out the crap.

reinstall.