blend door fix my way
well if the acutator motor isnt working if you take it out, I would try to find another one at a junk yard or something for an easy fix.
In my case, the actuator worked but my blend door was broken on my 97 ranger. I tried the drill and pin fix, but I could never get it to work. I finally decided to order the blend door repair kit from napa. They could not look it up on their system, but I got the number from another thread. Anyway I decided to cut the air box from underneath rather than remove the dash or remove the heater coil. The template that comes with the kit is for a modification from the top of the box. So I first located the picot spot which is a nub towards the radio side. I cut the metal template so it would fit underneath and I traced out the cutout. When I cut the box using my Dremel and a cutting wheel, I cut out the pattern alittle bigger than what I had traced. I then reached up in the box and pulled out the old blend door. Where the pivot nub is, I trimmed off one side of it carefully so when I put in the new blend door it could still sit on the nub. I then pushed up the new door and with my right hand put my finger in the actuator hole the align it and put the pivot in the nub. It was a little tight of a fit, but it went right in. I then installed the actuator and moved it from cool to heat and again and again. worked great and did not fall off the nub. So I took some Duct tape and put a strip around the nub to complete the pivot circle. I have read some people used opoxy or JB weld and replaced the cut out template piece and sealed it. I on the other hand, just put a couple of strips of Duct tape over the opening, sealing it. Seams to work well. Should I have another problem, I just have to remove the tape.
I hope this helps someone. I know I wanted my AC to work here in NC. Ran it today and it was good and cool. Good luck. Oh, by the way the kit was like 11.00. and it took me maybe 2hrs to get it figured out and working.
