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Mechanic Board - F150 Blend Door Actuator - Tips?
Posted on 9/29/18 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 9/29/18 at 2:51 pm
Have a 2011 F150 that blows cold on drivers side no matter the temp. Got the replacement actuator/blend door in the mail and am attempting to remove it without pulling the entire dash. Ford wants $1200 to pull dash/evac AC etc.
Anybody ever done this? For the life of me I can’t get the old one out by going under the dash but no way I’m paying ford that much money for a $19 part.
Anybody ever done this? For the life of me I can’t get the old one out by going under the dash but no way I’m paying ford that much money for a $19 part.
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Posted on 9/29/18 at 3:25 pm to CommunityCollegeFTW
YouTube is your friend. They want that much money, because it is typically a ginormous PITA to do
Posted on 9/29/18 at 3:26 pm to Hammertime
You’re telling me. Only YouTube video I found that doesn’t involve removing the dash wasn’t much help. Seems to skip over the most important parts which I assume means ‘is a huge PITA for everyone’.
Hands cut to shite already but I’m getting close. Just didn’t know if anybody had any tips
Hands cut to shite already but I’m getting close. Just didn’t know if anybody had any tips
Posted on 9/29/18 at 4:39 pm to CommunityCollegeFTW
One of the ones on my old Tahoe required me to take apart the entire passenger side dash down to A-pillar supports going across the body. I even had to take out the airbag. The center console needed to be slid back, but to do that, I had to take both seats out. It was the most I've ever torn into a dash.
Just pray you don't have to replace your $15 rear main seal next weekend. That's another all-day affair for a stupid little part
Just pray you don't have to replace your $15 rear main seal next weekend. That's another all-day affair for a stupid little part
Posted on 9/29/18 at 6:04 pm to CommunityCollegeFTW
Can't help with the F150 but mine went out in my old Yukon. I just never fixed it because you had to remove the entire dash to get to it. The part was very cheap.
Posted on 9/29/18 at 8:57 pm to CommunityCollegeFTW
Posted on 9/30/18 at 7:18 am to CommunityCollegeFTW
I have the same truck, replaced mine less than a month ago - not a challenge at all if you don’t rush it
Posted on 9/30/18 at 8:08 am to weadjust
Thanks for the link, but that’s the top door/passenger side. The drivers side one is on the bottom and under the dash completely which of course is the one that went out. 
Posted on 9/30/18 at 8:18 am to CommunityCollegeFTW
Find a video on how to pull the radio to get to it. 1 hand through radio other hand through glove box. Get the plastic tool set from harbor freight to pull your plastic around your radio. I did mine. Took about 1.5hrs with me going really slow
Posted on 9/30/18 at 12:29 pm to Theotherpikecounty
That’s still the top/passenger blend door I think
I was working on the bottom one. Finally got it. Getting the plug attached to the new one was the most frustrating part. Glad I got it, I was about to burn the thing to the ground.
Appreciate the help everybody
I was working on the bottom one. Finally got it. Getting the plug attached to the new one was the most frustrating part. Glad I got it, I was about to burn the thing to the ground.
Appreciate the help everybody
Posted on 9/30/18 at 2:37 pm to CommunityCollegeFTW
If you have success please update. You are lucky. My drivers side is stuck on heat
Posted on 9/30/18 at 4:53 pm to NYCAuburn
I got her done today. All in all it wasn’t TERRIBLE. Just frustrating and cuts your hands to shite. If you want I’d be happy to give you pointers
Posted on 9/30/18 at 5:04 pm to CommunityCollegeFTW
Did you go in through the radio way. I have heard some people can do some can’t. I don’t really want to remove the entire dash.
Posted on 9/30/18 at 5:19 pm to NYCAuburn
What year? Dual climate? Center shifter/console?
On the 09-14 F150s the drivers side is on the bottom of the unit in the dash and the passenger is on the top. I went from the bottom. Didn’t pull any part of the dash. Does require yanking back the carpet, and potentially pulling the seats and console, but it’s easier this way.
LINK
This link basically describes what I did but I’ve got some tips if you are attempting it
On the 09-14 F150s the drivers side is on the bottom of the unit in the dash and the passenger is on the top. I went from the bottom. Didn’t pull any part of the dash. Does require yanking back the carpet, and potentially pulling the seats and console, but it’s easier this way.
LINK
This link basically describes what I did but I’ve got some tips if you are attempting it
Posted on 9/30/18 at 8:38 pm to CommunityCollegeFTW
14 center console dual climate I’ll check your link. I have the actuator already just been dreading the work 
Posted on 9/30/18 at 9:27 pm to NYCAuburn
It’s a real son of a bitch, but it’s worth the work to not pay the dealer over 1K.
Let me know when you attempt and I can give you a few tips that helped me
Let me know when you attempt and I can give you a few tips that helped me
Posted on 10/1/18 at 8:56 am to CommunityCollegeFTW
Mine went out on my 2011 after I bought it used. Thankfully I bought an extended warranty. My dealer fixed it while they had my truck in for an oil leak. I gladly paid the $100 deductible not to fix that myself.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:59 am to GEAUXT
The passenger side of my 04 Yukon had the blend door issue. Heat instead of cold. If I stopped, turned of the engine, then back on, it worked. I decided to dig it out of there, cleaned the contacts, then put it back in and it is good as new. Now, the driver’s side is starting to hang up. I’m googling another video on this one.
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