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XFalloutX
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Jun 25, 2009, 1:40 AM
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I have a 2002 Mercury Sable and my AC and Heat works its just the vent door that switches between the two is either stuck or the motor the turns it is'nt working. What I like to know is how hard it is to get to it? Are there any guides that might be similar to what my problem is. One repair guy said its a lot of work to just get to it to fix something that will only take a little time.
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Hammer Time
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Jun 25, 2009, 1:51 AM
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Are you referring to the mode selector that switches from defrost to center, to bottom?
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XFalloutX
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Jun 25, 2009, 2:20 AM
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I dont think so.
Last year I took it to a tire oil place and they got the AC working. Worked all summer and then winter came and switched to heat and heat worked fine.
This summer when I switched it back to AC it didnt work. Called back to ask what they did and they told me there is a vent that they just switched from heat to AC.
So I took it to another tire and oil place and told them what they did last time. Well he tryed but he said that when he tryed to turn it it wouldnt move and he didnt want to put a lot of force on it and break it.
He also mentioned in the good old days there was just a cable or wire that would turn the vent and you could just put a wrench in there and turn it but mine has a electric motor that turns this vent.
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Hammer Time
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Jun 25, 2009, 2:30 AM
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OK, your talking about the blend door and blend door actuator. They are a common problem in Fords. If the actuator is the problem, that can be replaced without a lot of dis assembly bit if the door itself is jammed or anything like that,it would mean the entire dash has to be removed and then the entire HVAC assembly would have to be removed and disassembled.
Here's what the actuator looks like
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XFalloutX
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Jun 25, 2009, 2:33 AM
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ooooh ok yea he said its something like $500 to $800 take it apart and fix the door on the Ford SUVs
>.< all for a stupied door
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Hammer Time
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Jun 25, 2009, 2:35 AM
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Yep, that's the way it works. He's actually giving you a pretty good price for doing that since it's likely that the whole box and housing will have to be replaced.
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(This post was edited by Hammer Time on Jun 25, 2009, 2:37 AM)
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XFalloutX
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Jun 25, 2009, 2:47 AM
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I found this http://www.blenddoorfix.netfirms.com/ The problem discribed is what is wrong "If your climate control only has two settings: HEAT and MAX A/C then the chances are this fix will work for you." But is for the SUV's. You think this is differnt on a car?
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Hammer Time
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Jun 25, 2009, 2:50 AM
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That's only to repair a damaged control shaft. If your door is actually jammed as your described, that will not fix it.
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XFalloutX
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Jun 25, 2009, 2:55 AM
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ok it is differnt found where someone posted the steps out a Haynes book. Might just buy one and try it myself.
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Hammer Time
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Jun 25, 2009, 2:59 AM
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You'd better think twice about that. This is a VERY big job and requires a refrigerant recovery machine to recover, evacuate and recharge the refrigerant. If you make one mistake, it all has to be done over again and I can tell you from experience that if you bring me a car to fix that you have already attempted yourself, the price is going up so don't think you can just fall back on your mechanic. He won't like that.
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