This 2005 GMC Sierra came in with the complaint that the air will only flow from the defroster vents, regardless of where it is commanded to. This Sierra has auto a/c controls and no floor mounted center console. Of course the customer brought the truck in, knowing that I had to lay under the driver’s side of the dash and did not think to vacuum the floor board. I checked the codes and sure enough there was a code B0263 stored in the HVAC module. Your scan tool has to be able to go into the body systems to see this information. A plain OBD2 scanner just won’t do the job. This repair is so common that you can diagnose it by symptom if you have to. The most common symptom of course is lack of control over the vent output position and normally it will be stuck in the defroster only position. If it is not currently stuck in the defroster position but you are changing the actuator anyways. make sure that you set the vent position to defrost before starting this procedure. You will see why later.

The data lines show an actual mode door position and a commanded mode door position. They do not even come close to matching. I laid a fender cover on the dirty floor and set the parking brake pedal. The pedal hits me in the shoulder and prevents me from being able to maneuver around. Now I am ready to get in there and work. I start by removing the push pin that holds the driver’s floor vent extension in place. With the push pin released the duct extensions pulls easily from the stationary duct. The lower screw for the actuator is just above the duct work and cannot be seen. It has to be felt. The second screw can be easily seen as it is at the upper edge of the actuator. Note that it also holds the wiring harness in place. I have developed a slightly different twist to this repair procedure. I could not take good enough pictures  from under the dash so hopefully I can show you how on the bench and you can transfer that knowledge to the vehicle.

With the two mounting screws removed and the wiring disconnected, use your fingers and thumb as leverage to push the cam/cog from the actuator shaft. The goal is to leave the cam/cog in place on the end of the heater-a/c case and to remove the actuator motor only.Harga Ac Portable Polytron The old assembly on the left and the new one on the right.Belize Two Person Hot Tub Taking the new actuator motor and installing it on the old cam/cog. Shower Bench For Clawfoot TubRemember these steps will be done under the dash. Except for removing the new actuator motor from the new cam/cog, that can be done anywhere. I am just doing this on a bench to give you a clearer idea of what has to be done. The old cam/cog with the new actuator motor installed.  

Note the positions of the cam/cog in relation to the motor. Assuming that your actuator has failed in the most common position, blowing out of the defroster vents only, you should not have to do anything other than installing the actuator motor. No indexing of the door shafts to the cam/cog or recalibration of the actuator motors. This is a big time saver. I recently had to go behind someone that could not properly install the actuator. The actuator and cog were removed from the truck. I installed the cog with the upper peg inserted into the outer slot. I then moved the cog around so that the center/rotating boss dropped into it’s mating position on the HVAC box. Installed the actuator onto the cog and bolted it down. Once connected and activated the actuator turned the cog counter clockwise and indexed the gear tooth lever perfectly. I was a little surprised by this so I tried it several times and every time it aligned properly. When looking at the white geared lever there is one long tooth and when rotated that long tooth should overhang the last black tooth on the cog.  

Do Not forget that the actuator needs to be recalibrated in order to work correctly.  Please see the link on the left side bar of this site. Air conditioning blowing only thru defrost vents 88 5.0 LX Mustang Walk softly & carry a BIG 6! My advice is just advice..Its free "IF THAT DONT FIX IT, SOMETHING ELSE WILL" The most expensive tool in your box is "impatience" IF IT AINT BROKE DONT FIX IT!! '02 F-250 Defrost not working 2003 expedition a/c blowing thru deforst not thru vents Ac blower only blowing on defrost A/C 99 f-250 SD 05 Expedition blows hot air through defrost vents when set in max a/c mode Ford Truck Enthusiasts Site Navigation Official Ford Forum : Ask an Engineer Ride Of The Week User Gallery & Picture Display Newer Light Duty Trucks 2017 Ford SVT F150 Raptor 2009 - 2014 F150 2010 - 2014 Ford SVT F150 Raptor 2004 - 2008 F150 1997 - 2003 F150 Lightning, Harley-Davidson F-150, Roush F-150 & Saleen F-150

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