You are spot on little guys do not like to be tugged, they like to be squeezed. 😂. Great video thanks for breaking this down I have to get on this when I get off work it's getting hot here in Missouri

Thanks for the video. This helped me a great deal today. Replaced the actuator in my '11 Raptor. Once I got the console loose and moved back from the dash, your instructions were spot on.

@Bamali

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! That's great to hear. That's why I made the video, just trying to pay it forward.

@JaceBrooksOhio

2 жыл бұрын

How long to get console loose ?

Thanks so much for the video-Honestly, I appreciated the narration, as I have a hard time remembering anything due to a brain infection. I don't know how you men can get your fingers in there! I ended up dropping the harnesses out of the way, and then it came right out. I hope I win the lottery before this part breaks! Lisa D😎

@Bamali

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and thanks for the positive feedback.

Okay....I think I just pulled off THE...most luckiest weirdest..MacGyverest shyt ever...but i hope it helps one of u guys or gals who find it a lil too tight for comfort for that dreaded back screw. 1. 8mm socket...carefully...slowly place it on the back screw...it should settle in on the screw...I STRESS...take it slowly or u will be losing the screw in your dash... 2. Go get some rubber dishwashing gloves...get a size smaller for your hands you want it to be tight to help with leverage 3. Put one glove on...go bareback on the other...you can use both gloves if you want but i used glove on the right hand bareback on the left 4 Using right hand glove...left hand to twist the 8mm socket lefty loosey...right fingers toward the dash...twist left finger towards you. Twist bolt until its loose a third of the way...not all the way or you wont be able to remove the bolt. 5. Remove bolt and you should be able to twist the screw the rest of the way with the rubber glove providing torque and leverage. 6 Carefully remove screw. Unplug and plug new one in thru the front of dash...make sure you push red clip out to remove...push red clip back into to secure... 7 MacGyver shyt time....I was scared to love screw so i cut a long strip of duck tape in half....about 12-15 inches...i wrapped it once around the top of the screw....i then taped the end of duck tape to the inner dashboard metal. This was in case i dropped screw...i had it duck taped to the inner dash metal. Slowly placed screw into hole...then twisted as much as I could...i then grabbed the end of the tape pushed it thru the dash and out the glove box and pulled it down thru... causing the screw to thread into device. I then gloved up left hand...barebacked the right and hand twisted it as tight as i could... Dont know how it worked but it did. Put dashboard back together and voila...no more knocking sound air flow like a mug!!! Sorry for long msg but i had to share

Try a finger ratchet for that tight spot on the back bolt next time with a magnetic bit driver and a 1/4 inch socket adapter. It may make it smoother and less likely to loose the bolt.

Great video! It's alot easier to get the 2nd screw out simply by removing the glove box..you have better access to the unit.

@cesarzamora9317

5 ай бұрын

Amigo yo no puedo sacar el tornillo tracero las llaves no ensamblan en el tornillo

This needs to be a recall. Once it breaks, there's no making a part last more than a year

I’m going to use a zip tie for that rear bolt.

Thank u so much for the video. Helped me alot to replace mine. Thank you!

Here’s a trick on getting that back screw. Break that part off you fixing lol. Pull up on it and the screw will still be there but you can easily get it out now that the bad parts gone. I mean hell. It’s broke any way. lol

Hi sir, would you mind to post the link from where you bought the part, I am little confused with the part number so. Thanks

what about using one of them round plastic deals on an 8mm socket to let you turn (like a knurl knob) i have a cheap travel kit (socket) and i think it might work for this. just fingers and twist. and as mentioned magnetic telescopic grabber is awesome to get wrenched n dropped screws

Do you NEED to replace the back screw?

My driver side temp is stuck on cold and passenger can change temp from cold to hot. Is this the motor I need to change for that fix?

great video, How did you know which to do first [top or bottom]. Mine only blows cold air on the passenger side and sometimes will blow cold on driver & sometimes hot,

@hagenzachry229

Жыл бұрын

Did you ever figure it out? My Ac is hot on driver side and cold on passenger and back seat

@shaneclark9226

Жыл бұрын

@@hagenzachry229 not yet, I bought both. mine is the same as yours..hot on driver, cold on passenger

@TheDeeVee by changing this motor you gained your upper dash vents blowing air again correct?

@Bamali

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, because the gear had broken.

Thanks for this video. Thanks for stating this is a common problem. You replaced this motor three times in how many years? Thats annoying! BTW, what radio do you have in your truck?

@Bamali

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. The radio in my truck is the stock radio that came in that model.

@travlerv

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bamali oh wow, nice.! I put a pioneer in mine. I wonder if I could find a oem radio. Presume it works well, navigation?

Does anybody have links to the parts?

Was due to the clicking or no heat on driver side but heat on passenger

do u know if the dorman has thicker gears than the oem part

@Bamali

3 жыл бұрын

No, I don't. I haven't cracked one open yet.

Have u got a video of the blend door replacement

@Bamali

Жыл бұрын

No, this is it.

What are the symptoms of a bad upper actuator blender?

@Bamali

2 жыл бұрын

Mine would start clicking when I turned the key on. From what I understand the system does a quick calibration each time you turn on the truck. Because the teeth on the gears will break, it will make a clicking sound because the gear is slipping. At first it would click a few times then catch, but eventually it would not stop and I had to pull the fuse for the A/C system. Some people also get the clicking when they try to change the temperature setting.

Doesn't that actuator work the heat as well or just the AC... i have no heat?? thx.

@Bamali

2 жыл бұрын

From what I understand, it does. It moves the blend door to adjust the temp according to the your heat or A/C setting. Some people seem to have a problem with the temp not changing, and others like myself get the clicking when changing the temp, or on start up.

@euanreid6682

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bamali Thx Bruh bought part today and have heat again!

Was yours making a consistent clicking noise

@Bamali

3 жыл бұрын

At first it would click a few times when I turned the key on, then it got to the point where it would not stop clicking until I pulled the fuse for the AC system.

@kingviper_yt8108

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bamali ok thank you because I’m pretty sure I’m having the same problem right now

This was very helpful and appreciated. You mention though about talking too much. You are still doing that. Repeating yourself repeatedly and gets to be real annoying. Keep working on staying just with the salient points and edit out all of your reitterations.

@Bamali

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I'll keep working on it. I've always been a talker...lol.

I have a center council

Which actuator controls temperature? Which one controls airflow direction? My 2013 will switch airflow direction fine (head, foot, defrost), but is stuck at a set temperature, kinda halfway between hot and cold.

@saxons55

2 жыл бұрын

The top one directly behind the radio, the one he replaced. Just replaced mine for the second time in 3 months tonight.

@Earlynormal

2 жыл бұрын

Mr driver side is stuck at cold but my passenger side can go from cold to hot, is this the one I need to change for that?

Skip to 3:10

how much the shop charge for this job ?

@Bamali

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure. I had it replaced once under warranty, then replaced it myself two other times. For a shop that knows what they are doing, it shouldn't be more than an hour of labor, and the part is around $30. The bottom one is a whole different story. I've been told it's $1000 to almost $2000, because the official repair requires pulling the whole dash.

@shanekujala

3 жыл бұрын

Just got off the phone with ford dealer and they said it'd be $1350

@Bamali

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! that's crazy.

@stemmentor9700

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bamali Bottom one was a killer. i had to take to local Ford mechanic. (not a stealership). blower mower happened to go bad and i think i jacked up the computer module messing with it. so altogether about 1300$ and guy gave me break on prices. took 2.5 half days to do the bottom one.

Everybody changes parts in all videos . But they never explaining what going on with your trucks. And why you had to change it .

Such bullshit that plastic crap instead of brass is used for a constantly used sprocket.

@Bamali

3 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%.