Hi guys, I finally got around to checking into my blend door malfunction, I got a self diagnostic code 24.
After watching countless videos of hacks on you tube I decided to see if this was a job i wanted to attempt with my bad neck and back or just leave the controls set to Max AC or normal AC with no warm air blended to set temprature to a comfortable level.
I found out on my car as long as I did not try to blend the air I would not be bothered with constant clicking of the infamous stripped gear click.
On the 2000 to gain access to the blend door actuator even with my Large ape like hands it only took around 11/2 hours most of that was spent mucking around with the radio that someone
penatrated the release tabs with who knows what making the release tabs non functional.
While digging around I found atleast 4 screw holes with missing screws ( nice ) it was obvious this job had been done- hacked before and it had a new non Motorcraft part installed.
I removed the Blend door actuator and opened it up to find just one tooth broke on the smaller gear.
I also tested the operation of the blend door to make sure it is not binding up on leaves or other debris, the door opens and closes smooth with no problems but it feels like a heavy door for such a small gear I would think once the blower is working on high the amount of torque on this actuator would go up as well.
All of this makes me wonder if I should buy a OEM actuator with new gears and pull those gears to have duplicates made of some sort of metal or better yet maybe someone here knows of a metal gear set already produced.
I know to get a machine shop to reproduce these gears would be expensive yet I really realy really do not want to do this job again even thogh it did not take long to get out the pain level I had to endure getting at the actuator because of my bad neck and back and the angles i had to put my body in was enough to make me want to just stop working on the car and have the damn thing towed away for scrap metal.
Any information on better replacement gears would be appreciated, Yes I have looked at the one vendor that sells a plastic gear kits for this job yet it is still plastic and I do not trust that their gears are any better than Dorman Napa or Ford ETC
I did see this kit I wonder if it is any good
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Easy-Fix-Bl...4383.l4275.c10
After watching countless videos of hacks on you tube I decided to see if this was a job i wanted to attempt with my bad neck and back or just leave the controls set to Max AC or normal AC with no warm air blended to set temprature to a comfortable level.
I found out on my car as long as I did not try to blend the air I would not be bothered with constant clicking of the infamous stripped gear click.
On the 2000 to gain access to the blend door actuator even with my Large ape like hands it only took around 11/2 hours most of that was spent mucking around with the radio that someone
penatrated the release tabs with who knows what making the release tabs non functional.
While digging around I found atleast 4 screw holes with missing screws ( nice ) it was obvious this job had been done- hacked before and it had a new non Motorcraft part installed.
I removed the Blend door actuator and opened it up to find just one tooth broke on the smaller gear.
I also tested the operation of the blend door to make sure it is not binding up on leaves or other debris, the door opens and closes smooth with no problems but it feels like a heavy door for such a small gear I would think once the blower is working on high the amount of torque on this actuator would go up as well.
All of this makes me wonder if I should buy a OEM actuator with new gears and pull those gears to have duplicates made of some sort of metal or better yet maybe someone here knows of a metal gear set already produced.
I know to get a machine shop to reproduce these gears would be expensive yet I really realy really do not want to do this job again even thogh it did not take long to get out the pain level I had to endure getting at the actuator because of my bad neck and back and the angles i had to put my body in was enough to make me want to just stop working on the car and have the damn thing towed away for scrap metal.
Any information on better replacement gears would be appreciated, Yes I have looked at the one vendor that sells a plastic gear kits for this job yet it is still plastic and I do not trust that their gears are any better than Dorman Napa or Ford ETC
I did see this kit I wonder if it is any good
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Easy-Fix-Bl...4383.l4275.c10
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