Move the seat back as far as you can helps to get in there.
Chevy blend door actuator calibration.
This grind or click sound is actually the plastic gears stripping inside.
The mode actuator is on passenger side.
Remove the mode actuator mounting screws from the hvac module.
Check out the diagrams below.
Remove the mode actuator as an assembly with the actuator cam.
For manual systems it does not matter where the a c controls are set but if you feel the need to do something turn the blower switch on i prefer speed 3 and set the temperature.
On the gmc acadia and the chevrolet traverse the replacement part number for the blend door actuator is 15 73989.
The average cost for a hvac blend door actuator replacement is between 309 and 363.
First the electric motor can burn out rendering the unit non responsive so nothing changes when the temperature or.
If you need to have this car part replaced you can expect to pay between 200 and 300 for parts and labor.
Labor costs are estimated between 204 and 258 while parts are priced at 105.
The gear replaces a brittle plastic gear that splits causing most blend door actuator failures.
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.
The blend door actuator is responsible for controlling the movement of the vents and the direction of the air so once it s damaged or broken you may not have much temperature control in your car.
An actuator can go bad in of two ways.
But try pulling fuse first for hvac sometimes it resets the actuators.