Ford F-150 blend door actuator motor fix. Easy no dash removal solution.

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If your Ford F-150 has heat on one side of the cab but not the other this is your problem. If the passengers don’t have heat it’s the blend door that’s the easiest to get to which is behind the radio. Couple of screws and you’re done. But like everyone else of course that’s not the one that breaks. So this is a solution to fix the blend door without paying $1000 at the dealership, removing the dash, disconnecting and re charging a/c lines. Etc.

Cost = $32.49 for Dorman or OE was $47

コメント (21)

@jeremyadams5527 4年前

Thank you for this video. Dealer wanted $1,300 on my 2014 F-150 and my local auto shop estimated around $900. After watching this video and a $30 dollar part we tackled it in a couple hours in the driveway. The truth is my wife actually did most of it because of the very small working space and my hands wouldn't fit. We taped used black duck tape reconnected the bell on the duct and you cannot even tell anything was done. My AC/Heat works like new again on the drivers side. My truck is a 2014 F-150 Crew Cab FX4 with touchscreen & console if this info helps anyone else. Thanks again for the help!
@pierrecharriere1549 4年前

Thank you so much! Just finished the job and it works like a charm, took around 1h but I struggled with cutting out the dock. Aesthetically looks exactly the same love it thank you 🙏
@king_invictus 3年前

Doing it this weekend- changed the one up top first, now im changing this one. Thanks for the vid.
@augustspurigo5778 8ヶ月前

Well after almost 5 years this video is still helping. Thanks for the video. I must admit, i wasn't as excited after starting the project as I was when I found the video. I was seriously doubtful after starting, that this would work on my truck. I took frequent breaks to keep my aggression at a minimum level, and minus all the breaks it probably took less than an hour. Thank you.
@bigkahuna108 4年前

This video saved me a bundle on my 2010 fx4. Thank you for sharing it. I’m not sure how you got the reciprocating saw in front of the vent. I opted to cut down hacksaw blades, throw a bend in them and attach them to vice grips. The vice grips gave me the leverage to slowly work the blade back & forth. I admit it was time consuming but I got a clean cut and didn’t have to pull the center console. I was also able to put electricians putty around the vent edge and reattach it when I was done. Getting the old actuator motor out was a bugger as was getting the electrical connector disconnected. I did find that cutting the actuator spline with the hacksaw blade first, made it easier to pry enough to get the motor to break loose from the back screw. Once the motor was out the piece of spline dropped right out. This truly was a great money saving work around. Thanks again
@Ace1Video 3年前

Not sure why no one has said this yet but SUPER IMPORTANT! After replacing blend door actuator you NEED to calibrate it!! I found out the hard way! Did all of this and it work seemingly Fine but then 2 months later failed again and started clicking. If you don’t calibrate it the actuator does not know when to stop!! It will keep going and going in whatever direction you set it and eventually burn out/snap a gear. There’s not much on google as to how to do it but I found a forum and it worked. You remove the fuse that control ac/climate located in passenger footwell, in my case it’s fuse 15 for model year 2010. Leave it out for one minute before starting truck and letting it run for 30 sec (you’ll notice climate control buttons don’t light up or function with fuse out) turn truck back off, insert the fuse again and start the truck again while waiting atleast 30 seconds again (if you listen close you can actually hear the motor moving all the way hot, all the way cold) turn off truck again. It’s now calibrated! DONT SKIP THIS STEP!!!
@jeffreypettibone1 10ヶ月前

Just completed this today! Took me just over an hour to get the whole job done. I used the saws all and a pair of tin snips and other cutters to cut away some more of the floor vent. To make it easier to remove the actuator, I made two slits on top of the duct so it could flex a little more to allow it to drop down more easily. I did get an 8mm ratcheting wrench to remove the screws (one for the duct work, one for the actuator, and then the broke off one back in there once you remove the old actuator). Saved me $1000! The actuator itself was only $48 at my dealership. Thank you for sharing this trick!
@silica4565 3年前

I’m in the process of doing this now. Glad to see all the comments of others that have tried this before me. I’ll keep you posted .
@nctrackrat 1年前

Took me most of the afternoon with major "surgery" using a jitterbug and a sawsall. Took almost all the ductwork under the the bad blend motor actuator in order to extricate it. Thanks to this excellent video, I saved a bundle and a whole lot of aggrevation!
@kennywiggins6073 3年前

On my 2010 F150, I also had to remove driver side console panel, dash bracket, and three 8mm duct screws in order to press the duct down enough to remove and reinstall the actuator. Took me longer than 1-hr estimate but very thankful for this post. Great advice.
@46marsh 3年前

DuDE! What an awesome trick/shortcut. Cutting it was a total pain in ass and took forever but it worked! Getting it in and out was also super hard because its still SOOO tight. I ended up grinding the NEW lower actuator splined shaft down in order to get it to fit. Also broke some plastic pieces in the process. Once she was in it worked like a charm! Dealer wanted 1300$ 11/2020.
@cutum 2年前

Great video. My sons 2009 F150 had the same issue with his blend motor. I actually used a pvc wire cutter to cut the ductwork. Your solution worked great! Thanks for sharing!
@coach_ficker 3年前

After experiencing this issue I decided to tackle this job this am. I can. It thank you enough for this video. Got heat back in my truck and I am glad to have saved $1,000+
@joelevans865 4年前

Thanks for the info !!! Did this today - was easy... Saved my sanity from the clicking and saved me $1100 !!!!
@ephisig764 2年前

I put off this fix for 3 winters and finally used this hack. Amazing, it's like a new truck again.
@azaadlidder217 4年前

Complete this today thank you so much for the video. I used a multi tool cutter to cut the black plastic floor vent(make sure you move any wires out of the way). Quick tip add paper towel to under the carpet/center console RIP 5/16 wrench. To get the motor in just turn on the a/c - heat to adjust the teeth on the motor arm.
@lorenroberts1024 3年前

Thank you so much. This worked great. I have a handle that holds sawzall and hacksaw blades, so I sawed the vent off by hand since my sawzall and multitool couldn't get it all. Also, I cut off the 2nd screw using the handheld saw. Awesome workaround!
@chrisross5328 4年前

Thank you. I've been dreading this, every other self fix video has scared me away and then I found yours. Its fixed, again, thank you.
@vocalpercman81 1年前

Man, so thankful for this video. Just accomplished this today on my 09 lariat. Took me around 2 hours. It’s a pain but for sure easier than the other way. I got my part off Amazon but it didn’t fit the wire harness. So went to O’Rileys and got it for $24 Thanks again!
@08dynafatbob 4年前

Did this last night took 45min thanks for sharing,if you have to long picks makes unhooking switch easier, thanks again