Thank you Pat !! The calibration method worked perfect !! Passenger side broken gear. No more giving a mechanic 125 bucks. This is the 3rd time. Decided to give it a go myself. A whole 8 dollars. 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Thanks again bro !

Thanks a lot ,i just bought a used 2011 with both side broken. Your video save a lot of money at lot of people.

Thank you for the video post! You may add me to the list of successful repairs! Everything worked out just as explained and took me about one hour to complete. The disassembly took longer due to the learning curve, but reassembling everything took about fifteen minutes! The most useful tool is the ratchet and torx bit combo. I have a 1/4 ratcheting combination wrench that made the screw removal/replacement super fast and easy! I now have COLD ac for less than $60! Too bad you can't get a percentage or a fee for all the $$$ you've saved Jeep owners with this video! I want to say, "Thanks a million!", but will say, "Thanks $60.00!" instead! :-)

Did this a couple months ago and couldn’t have without your video. You saved me a ton of money. Thanks so much man.

@patmedina1960

4 жыл бұрын

Great happy to help. Thanks for letting me know it's still helping folks out..

I REALLY appreciate this video. First of all it helped me find which part was the issue. I went ahead and ordered both the blend door actuator assembly and also the gear. Our problem this time was the gear. I think I'll go ahead and buy a couple of extras for when we have the next break. After seeing the part and reading how common this issue is on the Grand Cherokee, it's almost sure to happen again. This info. you have shared saved us a bunch of $. We have about $65 in parts and the ratchet tool I bought. It was a pain to install - in fact my wife had to actually do the swap. I couldn't even get my hands in there close enough to do it. But we are cooling again ❄️😎👍🏻.

Video and battery reset advice was spot on! Only cost me $20 total for the gear and that nifty little tool you recommended. Very helpful video!!!! Could not have done it without your help!

@patmedina1960

6 жыл бұрын

Ryan Hay great to hear, thanks.

Thanks Pat, best how to video I have seen in a while.

performed this repair this weekend. thanks so much, this video was spot on

Watching this saved my husband and I over $2000, which was what we were quoted for parts and labor at our local Dodge Dealer to change an entire assembly, when all we needed was a $3 gear. Thanks for this!

@dawnmorris1481

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing!! You just saved me $2000. I am replacing this on my silver 2011 Grand Cherokee Jeep Laredo. Following you step by step. 😊Wish me luck!

@alonsoramirez8580

7 ай бұрын

Mine has the same problem but also when I turn the heat smell like antifreeze

Just wanted to add my thanks as well. The whole thing took me an hour thanks to this video!

@patmedina1960

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear. Thanks for letting me know.

SPECTACULAR!!!!! thank you !!!!! We were able to do this in about an hour and a half!!! Parts were less than $40! Battery reset worked awesome!

@tmanspeedruns1698

7 жыл бұрын

Pat Medina Welp. my account is hacked. i didnt post that.

Very helpful!!! I've been trying to troubleshoot what was causing it to work on one side and not the other like in your situation and this was my answer!! Now I just need to find a place to work on it when it's not 100 degrees outside. Thank you!

About to attempt this today, thanks wholeheartedly to this video! I too was quoted in the 1300 range for this repair. Thank you all for the video and comments!

Thanks for the step by step! From part # to what to expect. Great video!

Great video Pat. I checked out the prices at my Chrysler dealership and the $1000-$1300 is to replace the blend doors as they have to take apart the entire dash. To change the blend door actuator as you have done without any diagnostics is only .9 hours according to their shop repair guide so it works out to just under $200 with the parts and taxes included. (Shop rates were $140/hr at my dealership). As much as I wanted to do this myself, at this time of the year in Canada, it's pretty cold. Your video helped me diagnose the problem and so I just told the garage to replace and calibrate and not spend any extra time trouble shooting. So I still saved $$$.

@YourCarBro

5 жыл бұрын

I hope I can get my dealer in North Dakota to do the same! It is already way to cold to tackle this replacement myself.

Fixed mine for the most part last night. I was never able to get the top screw all the way back in. Not enough space even after shortening the bit. Everything works again though. Thanks for the vid.

Just wanted to say thank u. I have the same jeep and had the actuator replaced by a shop cause im no mechanic. They then proceeded to tell me that wasent the problem and wanted $950.00 to fix the second issue and would have to order a part. It took me 10 minutes to disconnect the battery with 5 minutes of letting it sit and BOOM heat and my ac worked. And the shop wanted almost 1000 canadian dollars. Thank you so much. I called the shop back and the owner was pissed at his workers for quoting me this and not being able to do it themselves.

@patmedina1960

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's is crazy to hear and glad you fixed it yourself eventhough we aren't "mechanics" I'm sure you had the same feeling I did when it was complete. Gave me confidence to take on other things I may not have. Thanks for sharing.

I know this video is old but thank you for this. I love my 2011 GC Laredo! 200k miles and she is finally starting to fall apart a bit. Maintenance is key!

Thanks Pat, the video saved me time and frustration. Grateful for your video.

Part was about $47, took about 30 minutes off and 30 minutes on, after watching this video and one other, works again!!! The Jeep parts department guy looked kinda pissed that I knew what part was not working. I bought a thumb ratchet from Sears for 9 bucks that saved a little time. Thanks Pat!

@alexisgammon7030

4 жыл бұрын

I cant get the side panel off. Any advice?

After going to dealership and a mechanic shop and getting ridiculous quotes, I decided to do it myself. Took me 3 hours at an IKEA parking lot and saved a good chunk of money and time. All thanks to you for uploading this golden video. Cheers

Really great video...with no vacuums on the 2012 Jeep Liberty, I thought maybe my problem was the mode door actuator or the blend door actuator. The dealer checked both of these, took them out, and said both parts are fine. They are saying that the actual plastic door in the air distribution box is broken, and the part cannot be bought separately. So the whole air distribution box needs to be replaced with 7 hours of labor for pulling the dash apart. $1000-1200. Ugh!!!! Thanks for giving me hope for a moment though haha - nice work in this video.

Solid video and awesome help with the tools. Did job in 1.5 hours

Thank you for posting this video. Just completed this repair without any problems. Very helpful. Saved my family a lot of money

@patmedina1960

5 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it.

@tee3638

5 жыл бұрын

did you have to remove the upper and lower duct?

@jay12035

5 жыл бұрын

@@tee3638 yes I removed both

@tee3638

5 жыл бұрын

@@jay12035 are there clips to remove the upper ducts

@jay12035

5 жыл бұрын

@@tee3638 No I don't believe so. You just have to pull apart the clamshell duct and pull each piece out one at a time. I used a small flathead screwdriver to help separate the ducts

Great video, really helpful. As he suggests, passenger side is really easy once you pull out the glove box. You can see everything and access the screws and connections easily. Disconnecting the battery worked to re-calibrate. Contrary to what has been written here, my Jeep dealer did the driver side repair (broken gear) at a reasonable price. It shows up as a 1 hour labor, so it was about $130 with tax and the gear part. I was away from home on vacation at the time (no garage or tools), so was worth it to me to have the dealer do it and make the 8 hour drive home in comfort. Unfortunately, that repair only lasted 18 months, so now I am going to attempt the driver side myself.

@patmedina1960

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this video is getting older now and sounds like most the jeep dealers figured it out (perhaps influenced by videos like this one) but back then a lot of folks including myself were getting these super high quotes because they were saying the whole dash needed pulled.

Just fixed my 2011 both sides in a couple of hours Gears ok but changed with original Mopar with orientation tooth ,Gears inside motor broken ,changed with Rockauto (Dorman 19$) new model .Made a small circuit to reduce at 10V current at motor less energy =less force to broken gear ,im trying the solution if work properly.Thanks again Pat.

Thanks brother I have been with no AC on driver side for 2 months now I will be buying these parts tomorrow

@patmedina1960

3 жыл бұрын

Oh good. You can do it. Take your time.

Dude I think this is exactly what just happened to my jeep! I also live in Denver, so thanks for posting receipt! I am going to 104th parts department today!

Great video helped me getting mine done but did my own analysis and it is actually easier. The duct that goes to the feet actually splits in half so you can actually take it out and have way more room to remove the actuator. Actuator will spin like crazy until it stops on the right spot so u can slide it in then it will self calibrate. Again great video and if anyone has a question on either side lmk I did the passenger side a while ago.

@patmedina1960

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, i pulled that little duct out too. My passenger side just went too.

Great tips !! Saved me so much stress knowing some of these details. I made a stubby torx bit by welding a torx tip in a 1/4 wrench, then grinding it down to about 1/2 inch wide. A ratchet stubby is definitely the way to go though !!! Now once you get that screw out, walk it to the bench grinder and take 1/4 inch off its length otherwise it will never go back in. My gears were good, had bad actuators.

Great advice and instruction. Thank you. Please continue to make more videos.

Thank you for uploading this video, i save a lot of money.

Luckily my hands are just right and slip three the small opening. I got everything done like the video. I was in a rush and got the gear at dealer which they rape me about 16 bucks for it. Installed it and powered the ac up. I wasnt sure how to align the gear up with the one on the top which drive the blender doors. So I went ahead and put actuator back on and it worked. Now the wifey is happy she have her ac back. Thanks for the video it was helpful and saved me ton of money.

@patmedina1960

6 жыл бұрын

Rydrdg happy to hear it sir.

As you said, the hardest part was removing that top torx screw. For the "special tool, I used a 1/4 ratchet wrench with a shortened torx bit. I put duct taped over the back of the wrench to hold the torx bit in place. I then duct taped the wrench to a long, narrow flat-head screw driver to give me more reach. I positioned the flat-head of the screwdriver behind the torx bit for support.I ground the back of the torx bit off with a bench grinder, after unsuccessfully trying a hacksaw.I read a good suggestion on a Jeep forum to replace the torx screws with hex head screws, so you can use a simple wrench or ratchet wrench to attack from the side, requiring much less space needed.

Thank for the video It helped me out. And all I had to do to Calibrate it was to turn the AC on turn the heat all the way up and then turn it all the way down and I did it by itself.

@patmedina1960

5 жыл бұрын

Great to hear. Thanks.

The dealership was about to charge me 3.2k to fix this issue.... but my passenger side is what is broken. I'm about to go and get it from them and look to see if I need to order the $3 or $30 part! Thank you so much.

Thank you very much for this video! Although it was a total pain in the ass, I was able to replace the gear on the driver side with your instructions. The actuator was just fine but I could tell that the gear was broken before I actually started digging into the job. I hope I never have to do it again....

@patmedina1960

4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear. I just had my passenger side go out so you might want to look for another video on that side coming soon. It's way easier.

I just replaced the recirculation actuator on my 2012 300c as it was clicking. However, didn't know about recalibrating... so I guess I'll try taking the battery off as it seems to constantly hunt for home now when I shut off recirculate. Listening to the loud clicking for my 1 hour commute home made me want to drive into a bridge abutment. Standing on my head for 1.5 hours taking the top screw out and putting it in was also challenging. So many hand cramps!

Thanks for the video. I am in the middle of nowhere, and have about 30 hour's drive to the dealer that might or might not have the part, so I performed this, and rebuilt the gear with super glue and epoxy. Hopefully it will work for a while til I can get a new part.

@patmedina1960

4 жыл бұрын

No way, let us know of that works.

Thanks for the details man. Trying this tomorrow and I 've been dreading it. Passenger side was easy but I fear this one lol

Thanks so much for your video, I’ll try to fix it right now as it is -25 in Calgary right now. Chrysler doesn’t fix this recurrent problem as they are making millions fixing it. There’s a guy full time fixing that issue at my dealership. I also heard that it was an issue that dates back to 1990’s

Thanks. Just done the job. Works now. Spent 40 bucks..

@patmedina1960

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that this video keeps on giving. Haha.

I like how you casually play with the eyelash curling tool, lol thanks for the info. Your vehicle is identical to my wife's 2011 Dodge Durango Crew fyi, I did the passenger side and now doing driver's side. Wish me luck.

@patmedina1960

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, I had to find that in the video. Guess I was considering using that bad boy to get prettier for my next video. Haha.

Thank you . You saved me 1200 Bucks.

@patmedina1960

5 жыл бұрын

Great to hear it.

Great job. I like what you did

Thanks to you I saved $700. The only difference is that I took the heat Shield right side bracket off. Hardest job I’ve ever done with less than an inch of space... that’s what she said.

@patmedina1960

4 жыл бұрын

Hay that's great to hear. Thanks for sharing.

Best how do video ever

Thank you!! Lifesaver ❤️ my passenger side is out and it’s hot AF in Florida 😆

@patmedina1960

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear hope this helps but I made another video on how to do the passenger side specifically afyer folks requested. That side is easier :).

Thanks! Having the same issue. I’ll follow your directions 👍🏽

@patmedina1960

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear. Hope goes well.

you are a life saver man. thank you.

@patmedina1960

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear this helped you out.

Dude thank you the shop said they were gonna charge me 225 to do this just bought the part on like and saved my heat

@patmedina1960

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think more and more are catching on that you don't need to pull the whole dash like they used to when they quoted me and others over 1300 bucks.

Very helpful because mine just broke today. And yes you guessed it the damn driver side 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

@patmedina1960

5 жыл бұрын

That's sucks man. Have fun, and take your time it isn't too bad.

Thanks for the info and the look see.

Tried just replacing the gear. No difference. Then I went to the auto parts store and bought a replacement actuator. Boom! I now have cool and hot as desired on passenger side. Had I not had to make the run to the store, it would have been a less than 2-hour project and I am pretty much a novice. Thanks for the help!

Thanks for this going to try this on my sister's Jeep

@patmedina1960

2 жыл бұрын

Sweet good luck. Way to be a great sibling. 👍

Your great at explaining...you should do more how to videos!

@patmedina1960

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have made quite a few others but only end up posting if there isn't already a decent video on the subject.

Great video but much easier in my opinion if you take the panel off under steering wheel, remove plate (4 Screws) then a another bracket (2 screws) which gives u access to actuator from the connector side. This way u don’t have to lay on your back to do this. I tried the video way laying on my back and wasted an hour trying to get the nylon threaded screw out of the heating duct. The little wrench is a must. With this video and check out Jeeper Gear on this topic his video is spot on and you’ll do this in 2.5 hrs.

Great video! Thank you for taking the time to make it! I'm currently replacing the actuator on my 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I noticed on the actuator itself, there is an arrow pointing in the direction of the gear shaft, is this significant with respect to alignment? Thanks!

I've done this three times now and still have issues. I have pulled the a/c control fuse but never took the whole system down. Since it's now broken again, I will try disconnecting the battery next time.

I have 2011 Overland Edition and and I'm having a hard time removing the driver side panels underneath. I also see a mental plate blocking where I would have to go up replace the part

Excellent job brother. Very well done and thought out. Thank you for posting. Should be same for 2010 right?!

Thank you Pat for this video, it gave me the courage as a woman to try and fix the problem myself. I ended up changing the broken gear and actuator and really struggled with that top screw, my scratched up hands are proof of that. With my shortened bit, I then shortened the screw as others recommended and I finally got that screw to screw in!!!! I did the reset as you suggested and then started the jeep, after all that, I don't think I fixed the problem, I still hear a hissing sound and the heat isn't as hot on the driver side as the passenger side. Any thoughts?

Thanks i found my answer

Exactly my issue and same Jeep

1. Must have tool: Harbor Freight, PITTSBURGH Ratcheting Right Angle Multi-Bit Screwdriver Set, 8 Piece $2.99 2. Disconnect the negative battery cable (under passenger seat for 20 mins.) to recalibrate the blend door actuator system.

Hi Pat great video. Reading about other fixes online as well - I see you removed the lower air duct and in other forums it is mentioned to remove the upper duct which is a clamshell, but I cannot figure out how to get it out. Did you remove that part or anything else (metal brackets for dash, etc.)? If so, how? Thanks again, this is a big help!

Thank you...!!! 🙏🙏

Thank you for sharing! You have been a life saver! My Jeep is a 2007 so it wasn't exactly like yours but I managed to replace my actuator after watching your video. Only difference is I don't have a battery under my passenger seat. Now just to find out how calibrate mine. Anyone know how to calibrate one on a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee??

@Quincy8Boy

5 жыл бұрын

The disconnecting the battery didn't work?

@nataliesmith1898

5 жыл бұрын

@@Quincy8Boy No it didnt work. But the actuator is working. Now my problem is the blend doors unfortunately

@Ecrets1

5 жыл бұрын

I was able to calibrate mine by turning the temp. controller on AUTO for a few minutes while running. Saw it in another video for older models. Worked for me!

Does the upper and lower duct have to be remove. I removed the lower part of the duct however I could not get to upper duct out. Does this need to be removed to get the to screw out of the actuator?

Thank you very much !!!!

So I have repleaced my driver side actuator gear before and it was very hard to get too. Now I am having to replace the passenger side which is much easier but for some reason it just keeps turning and getting itself stuck and I have no clue but to do to "recalibrate it" or if that's what is needed or maybe the actuator is just mess up too? Any suggestions?

do you have the part # for the little black plastic gear? (that is all I need to replace)

Thanks ill be doing that tomorrow

@gustavonava30

7 жыл бұрын

Pat Medina got done just now and let me tell you that i wanted to burn my jeep

Thank you

best video about this issue on the internet.

What is the name of the part that the actuator gear (female) slides on to(male)? This is broken on my passenger side.

Do you have the part number for the Blend Door actuator? The part number in the video is only the gear... Thanks!

awesome info ty:)!!!!!!!

@patmedina1960

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it and hope this helps you.

Just want to add something important. Always try to move gears by your hand before you put new gear or new actuator. Like in my case the door was jammed and it was hell of a work to make it move. More things needs to be taken appart so you can stick your hand and push from inside. Still very tight but possible. Rubber get melted on this things

same part number for both sides?

How did you calibrate the blend door

my drivers lower dash folds down out of the way with removing two screws and giving a slight tug, took out the actuator in ten minutes.

@meatrocket1

4 жыл бұрын

Gives me hope 🤞🏻 mine is a 2011 wish me luck

The dealer quoted 1.5 hours for the drivers side. I think it is well worth it after spending the morning getting this job done. Yes remove the upper split duct to get at the screws. There is no need to remove any dash components. I did remove the driver's seat but that is optional.

@patmedina1960

5 жыл бұрын

No way, that's it. I bet they finally caught on that you don't need to remove the whole dang dash and a ton of us are doing for cheap at home. Most people get a much higher quote to rip out the whole dash from the dealer. I'd like to think they have included my video in some training, haha.

How do you calibrate the actuator???

Did you set your temp to any set temp before you uninstalled

I have the same jeep the driver side ac is fine but the passenger side blow warm air. I think I might have the same problem

People can afford, Jeep should recall this. I'm pissed, got the part out but can't get it aligned right to mount, Pain in the ass!

Tried it, passenger side, no go, can't quite figure it out, new actuator, new gear, door not moving, broke 2 gears, can't figure it out. Door must be stuck?? Not sure, been struggling. We'll see. Figures it's the hottest it's been here in years. Oh well, just get back at it and try again, great video, great walk through, I must have other issues.

@yeehaw398

Жыл бұрын

Some KZread video show that the actual door inside the box gets so hot that the glue that was used around the edge which holds on some kind of a gasket or seal will make it stick in the hot position. Sometimes when it is unstuck, it may not fully open or close. Did you fix yours or try something different.

@georgestoyan3366

Жыл бұрын

@@yeehaw398 I had a bit more room seeing it was an older grand cherokee. So the carpet was in a position where we could go to the plastic and cut a small notch in that plastic, reach in, change the entire unit out and cover it back up with the carpet. I don't have the vehicle anymore. But it worked. Very easy.

Great video, man! Curious, were you getting any sort of hissing sound when your AC was broken? Mine blows (more or less) but makes a hissing sound and very little cold air.

@pfrank2370

6 жыл бұрын

Jesse Walter, did you end up fixing the gear and/or actuator and if you did, was there still the hissing sound or did it go away?

Omg!! I love you! Do you live in florida? I will pay you to fix mine!

I have the durango and the actuator works good but it keep breaking the gear any idea why? I change it already twice and is so hard to do it because it rrally tide in there and I dont want to do it again. (Driver side)

@patmedina1960

4 жыл бұрын

Oh no, that has to be driving you crazy. After you made the change did you calibrate the gear via the battery ground disconnect as explained in the video? That is supposed to keep that from happening. If so, I would also check what volts your actuator is getting, it might say on the part how much it is supposed to get but most cars are between 1 and 5 volts can be tested with multimeter against the connector going to the actuator part. The dealership is supposed to have some tool that can calibrate it too but most people here sat the battery trick I showed works. Might even want to check that there isn't a fuse too big something on anything that has to do with HVAC in your fuse panel. That's all I got for now but good luck and let us know what you find.

I have an old 2002 jgc that has had broken blend door issue.. i am looking to update to a 2011 model and I'm absolutely horrified to see that after 10 years jeep still can't work out a decent hot cold blend system after it is such a common and universally known problem they should be ashamed or at least embarrassed

I need help! , so I finally got to the actuator and replaced the gear put it back in and as soon as I turn my Jeep on I heard a loud clicking noise looked down and the new gear broke , I’m stuck and confused . The actuator is spinning and it looks like it works properly . I don’t know what’s happening HELP!!

@patmedina1960

5 жыл бұрын

Did u do the battery step?

Pat thanks for posting this, I tried to do your battery trick after I replaced both the actuator and the gear but still no driver side heat in my 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Any other thoughts on how to calibrate it?

@franciscozamarripa3099

3 жыл бұрын

Same happened to me change the gear did the battery thing and still didn't work the way it supposed to.

@TwoBrothersAuto

2 жыл бұрын

@@franciscozamarripa3099 haha I'm in the same boat. did you guys figure it out?

💪🏽👍👍 thank u

Which actuator did you buy? (68224197, 68224192, or 68224186)You posted the gear for the actuator model number.

@alexnieves2559

5 жыл бұрын

Fixed it today. It’s a Distribution actuator stock# 68224186AA

So im having the same calibration issue after just recently disconnecting the battery to install a new starter motor. Do you think turning the heat all the way up, then d/cing the battery and reconnecting will put it back in proper calibration?

@patmedina1960

3 жыл бұрын

No sire because I think it calibrates it by rotating both ways when battery is re- connected.

Is there an official name for the little gear that goes on the actuator? I purchased an actuator at autozone but cannot find the gear on several sites. Is there another name that the gear could be listed under?

@aggiesce

7 жыл бұрын

Brian Hilton Part number for the gear is: 6821 4880AA

wow I am going to try this, i put the gear in and still had the same problem. I'm going to try the battery trick and see if it fixes it.

@Srtcld7

4 жыл бұрын

Did it work? Did you disconnect the battery and then put the actuator or put the actuator and then disconnect the battery?

@Jasshands1

4 жыл бұрын

@@Srtcld7 tried both, looks like the actual box in the dash is messed up, so the dealer quoted me 3 grand to fix. I am saving up money now.