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Temperature Blend Door Actuator - RH, EATC Removal and Installation

1. Remove the RH floor console finish panel.

1. Lower the glove compartment.

1. Disconnect the RH temperature blend door actuator electrical connector.
2. Remove the 3 RH temperature blend door actuator screws.
1. Remove the RH temperature blend door actuator.

2006 2010 Ford Explorer NO Heat Passenger Temp Actuator Replacement same as mountaineer

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If the ac is working correctly,then the temp door actuator motor is the problem,it is located on top of the blower box,open the glove box,and remove the keepers to allow the door on the glove box to lay down,look up,and to the left,towards the drivers side,on top of the blower box there is a flat looking box with a wire connector ,with multi wires on the connector.It has three screws holding it to the blower box,the rear one will be a pickle to remove.The actuator motor has to be replaced to fix the problem.

replacing a blend door actuator is a tedious job. You have to remove the steering column taking xtra careful for the wirings. Complete removal of the dashboard, remove the instr. cluster, radio , glove box.Remove the console box, discharge the freon ,disconnect the heater hoses, ac hoses. After removing the dash you can gain access of the ac/heater phlenum. Remove the blend door actutor.bolts and screws are sometimes in a concealed location so xtra patience is needed.

blend door or temp contrl switch is bad.

Section 12-02: Heating and Defrosting 1998 Windstar Workshop Manual
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION Actuator Motors, Electric Temperature Blend Door
Removal

1. Remove cassette storage box or center shelf unit, if equipped.
   

1. Remove instrument panel ash receptacle (04810) by depressing service lever.
   

1. Disconnect electrical harness connector from electric blend door actuator.
   
   
   
   
   

1. Remove three retaining screws.
   
   
   
   
   

1. Carefully pull electric blend door actuator outward and off A/C evaporator housing (19850) assembly.
   

Installation

1. Follow removal procedure in reverse order.
   

1. Air temperature control door shaft is keyed. Move door to properly insert electronic actuator shaft. Make sure the shaft is completely in and properly seated.
   

blendor actuators have issue with the plastic gears inside geting striped out. listen for poping or clicking noise when turning temp control if you hear the noise you need a blendor actuator.

You need to replace the temp control actuator. It gear is stripped in it.

This noise is the air temperature control blend door actuator motor, it has stripped the little plastic reduction drive gears, this is a common problem on Explorer and the Expedition, in order to change this motor u must remove the dash assembly, the blend door motor is in the approx center of the air distribution plenum between the heater core and the AC evaporator core.

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