Blend Door Actuator Clicking

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.

Blend door actuator clicking.

Often adjusting the temperature settings ever so slightly can stop the noise temporarily. An actuator can become faulty if the plastic gear set turns out to be fragile and it breaks. The problem is one of the two blend door actuator in the dash. Loud clicking tapping clacking noise coming from behind the dash related to the hvac operation.

Replacing an f 150 blend door actuator for hvac 2009 2014. The gear is stripping out so who knows. Symptoms a blend door actuator is bad. Here are some of the most common symptoms that a blend door actuator has gone bad.

The blend door actuator is located behind the glove box and a sign of failure is an audible clicking sound when you adjust your climate controls. First the electric motor can burn out rendering the unit non responsive so nothing changes when the temperature or. I am not responsible for any damages that may accure to the door motor or any other part of the system as a result from this trick fix alright. An actuator can go bad in of two ways.

A blend door actuator is linked to an air control door pivot found on the last drive of the unit. If you hear a repeated light clicking sound coming from under the dash it can be a bad blend door actuator.