2001 Silverado Blend Door Actuator Repair

The mode door actuator is on the left and the resirc door actuator is at the top of the dash near the windshield.

2001 silverado blend door actuator repair.

There is a replacement mode or blend actuator available at most auto parts stores dorman part 604 107 price 39 99. The blend door actuator is located in the center of the core box up under the dash. Causes of a bad blend door actuator. The mode actuator is on passenger side.

Those are some of the heater blend door actuator symptoms you need to watch out for. Remove the mode actuator mounting screws from the hvac module. 7h estimate with the truck gone for 2 days to remove the dash disconnect the. I have a 2001 chevy tahoe where the defrost selector in the dash doesn t work it only blows how air out the front vents.

As mentioned earlier a blend door actuator is linked to the air control door it rotates side by side with the electronic motor. A blend door actuator is made up of an electric motor that turns a plastic gear set in one direction or another which is connected to an air control door pivot at the final drive of the unit. Check out the diagrams below. I have now gotten heat broiling glorious blistering lava.

Blend door actuator replacement. An actuator can go bad in of two ways. Remove the mode actuator as an assembly with the actuator cam. If the plastic gear breaks this might affect the blend door.

In this video i locate and replac. Well after 5 years of my silverado not ever putting out any heat being told by a sleazy service manager that it s normal as it s a v6 so not warranty. Move the seat back as far as you can helps to get in there.