Blend door actuator motor location needed

Good morning.

The blend door is on top of the heater case. The bad part is that the dash board has to be removed to gain access to it.

Roy

Removal

1. Remove instrument panel assembly. Refer to Instrument Panel/Service and Repair. See: Instrument Cluster / Carrier > Procedures
2. Disconnect the electrical harness, to the temperature controller on the control assembly, from the blend door actuator.

Temperature Blend Door Actuator
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3. Remove four screws and remove the blend door actuator from the plenum assembly.

Installation

1. Position the blend door actuator on the plenum assembly. Be sure the actuator cam is properly engaged with the temperature blend door crankarm.
2. Install the four screws that secure the blend door actuator to the plenum assembly.
3. Connect the temperature controller electrical harness to the blend door actuator.
4. Install instrument panel. Refer to Instrument Panel/Service and Repair.

That information was not correct.

It is on top of the heater case and the dash has to come out.

Procedure

Roy

Removal
1. Position wheels straight ahead.
2. Disconnect battery ground cable.
3. Raise vehicle on hoist.
4. Remove RF wheel and tire assembly.
5. Remove retaining nut in radiator coolant recovery reservoir area.
6. Remove bolt retaining front fender apron to front fender.
7. Position front fender splash shield out of the way.
8. Lower vehicle.
9. Tag and remove wiring connectors.
10. Remove retaining screw in parking brake control. Remove parking brake control.
11. Remove screw retaining instrument panel steering column opening cover reinforcement.
12. Remove steering column assembly.
13. Remove from the LH and RH cowl side trim panels.

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14. Remove lower cowl side trim panels.
15. Tag and disconnect wiring connectors in LH and RH cowls.
16. Remove ground wire assembly.
17. Remove retaining rivet in the passenger side of the instrument panel.

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18. Unsnap the instrument panel finish panel, center and RH.
19. Unsnap the instrument panel finish panel, (LH).
20. Remove and disconnect the radio chassis.
21. Remove retaining screw in the instrument panel finish panel.
22. Position the instrument panel finish panel out of the way.
23. Tag and disconnect the wiring connectors.
24. Remove retaining screw in the passenger side air bag module.
25. Disconnect the electrical connector to the passenger side air bag module.
26. Remove and disconnect the instrument panel upper finish panel.
27. Remove instrument panel to cowl brace retaining screw.
28. Remove retaining nut on the instrument LH and RH lower finish panel.
29. Remove instrument panel cowl brace.
30. Disconnect vacuum hose on the harness assembly.
31. Remove upper and lower screws retaining instrument panel finish panel to dash panel.
32. If instrument panel is being replaced, transfer all parts to the new instrument panel.

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I assume that the issue is the actuator has failed and you have a clicking all the time?

If this is the case, you don't have a fuse for just the blend door so that option will not work. You could cut the wires but that is not a good idea just because if you ever fix it you would have to repair the wires as well. So if you are going to reach up there, you could just access it and unplug it. Or if you go to that extend, I would just replace it.

However, I get how you don't want to pull the cluster out but it is not as bad as it sounds. I included the process for your review.

If you do want to cut the wires, I included the connector view showing each wire.

Plus here is a guide that will help with some general info on this as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-blend-door-motor

Let us know what questions you have. Thanks

Sounds like either the vacuum dashpot failed or a vacuum line came off. You can access it by removing the glove box door. See the pictures.