AC actuator door indexing?
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AC actuator door indexing?
Hey guys. I'm spending this long weekend tackling some long time nuisance problems. One of the problems on the list was my DS vent door actuator. I've been reading a bunch of the threads in the section about these actuators but one thing I haven't figured out. There's a lot of talk about "indexing" the actuator, but I've seen reference to the 2001 and up models not requiring indexing. Lots of good information in this section but people sometimes omit the years and options they're working with.
I have a 2001 with the dual zone and I'm installing a brand new Four Seasons actuator (my factory actuator had the notorious crack). Will I need to index this? If I've read the threads correctly, the 2001+ models will automatically find and set the travel limits. Correct?
I have a 2001 with the dual zone and I'm installing a brand new Four Seasons actuator (my factory actuator had the notorious crack). Will I need to index this? If I've read the threads correctly, the 2001+ models will automatically find and set the travel limits. Correct?
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2001+ should re-calibrate as you mentioned. I would install and see how it goes first.
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The question is whether this is necessary for certain years. From what I'm reading, my '01 shouldn't need it. I removed the fuse 27 for about 10 minutes after reassembling everything. Looks like the doors are working fine. Just turns out I have a leak and lost all my refrigerant.
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The question is whether this is necessary for certain years. From what I'm reading, my '01 shouldn't need it. I removed the fuse 27 for about 10 minutes after reassembling everything. Looks like the doors are working fine. Just turns out I have a leak and lost all my refrigerant.
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The actuator door has been a known problem for a number of years.
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drivers side I would agree with you. But I wouldn’t touch the passenger side. Those rarely if ever break. Dash needs to come out for that side too. Not an easy job. However, reindexing a few times has been known to cure an actuator code and fix the issue.