How to fix a door heater on Jeep 2001

The 1999-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee WJ suffered from a design defect in which the mixing doors for the HVAC system, which were made of plastic, break the actuator. This made the temperature control system inoperable. Until recently, the factory was repair solution removal extremely complex and expensive HVAC system and interior dash together. Chrysler and private companies now offer cheap repair solutions by which you can replace the cheap plastic blend doors with solid metal units.

Instructions

Things you need

Mix the repair kit door (point MOPAR K6855685AB)

Tightening

Socket Set

Screwdriver Set

Hand drill with assorted bits or hot knife

Slip-joint pliers

Small knife

Grease pencil

Eye Protection

Park your Grand Cherokee on a flat and disengage from the negative terminal of the battery.

Open the glove box and release the two bumpers of the glove box. Pull and twist to remove the box hinges. The mix door actuator is seated behind the glove compartment.

Disconnect the temperature sensor and actuator motor mixer door. The motor is a black box in the left corner of the space occupied by the glove box. Remove the actuator motor mixing door, and then remove the time under the engine with a set of pliers.

Expose and cut the plastic outer door of the mixture using the template provided in the repair kit. The repair kit will contain a plastic model you stamp and mark with a pencil out fat. Using a drill of 1/8 or a hot knife cut the plastic, with the strength of the light. The hidden face of the right area of ​​the glove box is the evaporator; mind you so do not drill in this area.

Expose and cut the plastic inner door of the mixture, using the template provided in the repair kit. Discard the piece inner door.

The new blend door pivots grease with grease supplied in the kit blend door. Install the aluminum door replacement on the axis. You will notice the broken plastic door sitting in this field, you must remove and discard. Replace the door outer plastic pre-cut, with enough sealing strip to a seal. Reinstall the engine ACTUATOR, you reconnect the sensor. Note that the spindle motor must manually rotate to align with the drive shaft.

Reconnect the battery. Confirm that the operation of climate control was restored.

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