Actuator $15ish on Amazon or Rock Auto. My bolts were 5.5mm, took one of those flexible nut driver extensions for me to squirrel the socket up in there, while the floor vent smacked me in the face the whole time. My lot in life since I just did this on an old Camry of mine too. Sumbitch.
So, first off, thanks for posting this. You helped more than any other video on RU-vid. My 2002 2500HD wouldn't switch from defrost to dash to floor, and nothing I could find differentiated the hot-cold actuator from the dash-defrost actuator. Long story short, they are the same. Just the big plastic horn pulls off. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for taking the time to record and upload this video. I was about to pull the dash and this saved me a lot of time. One tip I would add is to have something to kneel on and something like one of those inexpensive harber freight moving blankets for a thin cushion to lay in the floorboard - makes it a little less uncomfortable when you're fighting that booger back in there.
I used your video and changed my control because it was dead. I will say, however, as have several others, the hardest part was lining up the new one. Took me about two hours, so I'm not sure how valid your '20 minute' comment is because this ain't my first rodeo working on my truck or other vehicles i have owned. It also would have been very helpful had you mentioned the screw heads were 5.5mm. I have complete sets of Metric and SAE tools but I've never had to use a 5.5mm socket previously, so I had to stop and run to the hardware store to pick one up. IN SPITE OF ALL THIS, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE VIDEO. IT TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT I HAD TO DO. THANKS!!
I have a 2000 silverado 1500 and I bought the actuator and the motor blower and everything was running fine then my ac vents weren't blowing air out of them anymore I bought a new climate control for 156 bucks at autozone and now it still doesn't work. I'm going to give this a try. Ill keep you guys posted
Thanks for the video. Swapped this out on my 2002 Silverado and I’m back in business. Hardest part was just getting the new one all lined up correctly and of course the issue of it being buried under the dash.
lifter213 i just replaced mine with a brand new one but it will only switch from front vents to windshield vents , does i cant get it to do the under dash feet vents , does that have to do with how you line up the white gears to the black one??
Great Audio. Great Video quality too. It's appreciated to be able to have both. Instructions. Quick and to the point. A retired Chief Petty Officer who taught our Electronic class told us that a person who cuss's worse than he can is someone who can not find a better word instead. He went into the navy during WW11 when he was 18. I used to cuss especially when I loose my temper and now that I'm in my 50's, I still slip up. Not criticizing just trying to pass on wisdom....
Hey, Thanks a bunch! My 2000 LS 1500 blowing only defrost. Guess it took a crap when I switched it at -08 degrees, thinking it never had to blow AC again.
Great info....got to try to understand better that method of scootching that white flap to release the actuator better. I have an inspection tool that might help snaking the flex viewer up in there.
Just changed mine a few minutes ago. Pain in the ass. I took my bcm module and bracket out for more visibility. The back lever is a BITCH. Put the plate behind the front lever and get the bottom bolt in loosely. Then wrestle the back lever in the outer slot. Lever needs to be held towards the firewall. PITA, but I got it.
I have a 2002 2500 silverado crew cab truck ,and the only air I could get was through the defroster vents. I watched a youtube video to where they stated that un connecting the negative battery cable for a few minutes will reset the vent door control. Well it worked for me.
can the mode be switched manually by turning the actuator with a screw driver? I don't use any other mode than front vent...so I wanted to just move it to that position and call it a day.
Thank you so much. I’m sitting here in my driveway trying to get this fucker back in. Didn’t see the pin on the ear that’s supposed to go in that second groove. Now I’m a little less likely to mule kick the next thing I see. I’m gonna drink a beer and try this again
Hello I have a question that I can not find an answer for I have got the new unit installed just like the picture. the thing that giving me trouble is when the white gear is up at the top is the control on vent or defrost? there seems to be a hell of a problem if this thing get out of time. my vent control is defrost and my defrost is vent backwards. PLEASE HELP thanks Guys.
I found the inside gear replacement kit on Amazon. $12.00. Many times just a single gear inside the actuator has cracked and the movement of the gear cannot get past the crack so the selector fails.
Just got that part at O'Reilly. It's called an air door actuator. $55. The guy at the desk knew exactly what I needed. I have an 00 Silverado. The actuator is located on the passenger side under the cover you remove to change the cabin air filter.
Mr. Mad Mehrt…. thanks for the post it was spot on with my issue now I know how to attack that little F**KER...….lol.... Loved the video keep em coming
Hey Mad, Question... I replaced the actuater. Now the mod is reversed . When on defrost the vents get the air. When on vents the air comes out defrost. Cam back plate misaligned ? What do you think ?
Whoever sold you the actuator gave you a temperature actuator. It will work fine, but the controls will be reversed. Dorman 604-113 is the one that controls the defrost vent door.
I’d just change it again with the correct one, & keep the temperature actuator as a spare, for when that one gets stuck on heat like mine did recently.
I've changed mine on 2004 avalanche it's the same pain to get to but it still comes out just cold on driver side and rear I've replaced all of them I did the calibrations would it be stuck on cold of the mode door maybe isn't aligned or would it be the actuator because I'm able to choose floor , vent, defrost and it changes but it comes out cold even if I put it on 90 high
Pull both ac fuses and wait 20seconds. Put fuses back in and it might work. My 02 chevy has stopped blowing right, I oulled the fumes and waited 30 sec plugged back in and been 2 years.
Jake K this is just the vent mode actuator. It doesn’t control how hot or cold the air is, just controls what vent air comes out of. There is a whole another actuator for temperature knob. Or could just be low on freon
@@Aldenosteel appreciate it!!! If it isnt one thing it is another. Working on getting this actuator back in now. Ended up not blowing cold because the damn tensioner pulley -.-
I changed the same part out in mind and it still doesn't work or move but you're just stuck I unplugged it and I could turn it by hand but I can't get the electric motor to do anything
Awesome Fu($ing video dude!!!! You save me alot,I actually thought it was the control panel....I like that... Go with OEM but its probably made in Taiwan also.... 🤣🤣🤣😂💪🏽 got a kick out of that!!!! But true!!!! Anyway thanks for the input....
Replace the part carefully. Disconnect the negative on the battery and do not give it power until you’ve screwed down the new part. Once finished, plug it in and give a few secs so it can recalibrate itself. Part #604-113
have 2002 silverado 2500 have 2002 silverado 2500 HD 8.1L stuck on defrost changed out driver side actuator worked but backwards mode on defrost went thru vents vent mode went thru defrost the other modes didnt seem to work tried reset procedures
I have a problem with this video because you did not show how to replace it you just showed the after what you had done. Mine too has done this on my 04 Chevy 2500 with only a hundred thousand miles on it and to get to that talks crew is really a pain in the butt you did not show how to take that toppled off and the part that I bought was just the actuator and not the whole guide plate and actuator and you did not show how that comes apart or comes off.
I ordered 1 on Amazon.ca for $33 bucks Cdn in Edmonton at 10 pm, arrived at 4pm next day. Installed new blend door actuator and it was seized right out of the box. Pulled it apart and the large gear was installed on the wrong side of the internal plastic stops. Installed the gear correctly and unit worked 1 once. It is 4am, tired will look again at it tomorrow. Chinese children need jobs too, and they were likely working at 4am and tired as well. How much quality can Asian child labor actually put into 1 of these units for 33 bucks? I'm joking of course, it was likely Mexican child labor. Amazon is cheap, quality is Meh. Kinda a crap shoot really. 90% of their cheap Amazon auto parts are just fine.
