Ford Ranger Blend Door Actuator Removal

Guy selling it had been quoted that fixing the heat mine was stuck on cold air would cost around a grand so he knocked that off the selling price.

Ford ranger blend door actuator removal.

The motor is located on top of the heater box behind the glove box door. The motor will just pop out. When i have done this job on a ranger of this. The blend door hangs on a vertical axis so turning a sharp corner or fiddling with the fan speed can swing the door into the hot or cold position randomly.

You can access the actuator motor by fully opening the glove box squeeze the sides of the box and pull out. These clips can be brittle and break so be gentle. Got an accuator from the j y fixed it for 20 bucks. 1998 ford ranger blend door actuator.

The older models used screws mounting the motor directly to the plenum box. I even turn the knobe over to cold and still feel hot air i put a rag in the vents in the floor because the heat was burning my feet lol please help. Blend door actuator 1998 ford ranger heat comes out the vent all the time even when u turn the heat off. The motor is removed by prying up first on the front of the motor and when the front connector releases pry up on the back connector directly under and behind the white electrical connector.

Inspect the connector for rust or corrosion and clean as needed. While the symptoms are fairly conclusive for blend door failure the only way to really check it out is to remove the blend door actuator motor and look at the axle. There are two motor attachment schemes used on ford. Replaced blend door actuator today my truck had the same problem when i bought it.

Hvac blend door actuator for 2002 2004 ford expedition 2001 2005 ford explorer sport trac 1995 2002 ford explorer 1998 2011 ford f 100 ranger 2002 2005 lincoln navigator replaces 604 202 f5tz19e616 4 3 out of 5 stars 58. The picture of two blend doors shows the two most common fail modes. Another reported symptom is a clicking sound coming from the actuator motor.