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Heater Blend Door Actuator 2000
After not having heat for over a year I finally fixed the problem myself. I was so very angry with Ford for their poor design of this part (and unwillingness to warrantee it) and with the dealers for not being honest with me and trying to rip me off that I refused to pay the exorbitant cost to get it fixed.
Two Ford dealers told me it would be $1,200 to fix my no heat problem (the internal actuator gears had stripped when the control was in the cold position).
Yesterday I was able to take the actuator off (3 screws) after removing the console panel and retracting the ash tray drawer. It was a very uncomfortable position, but a 5/16" socket took the part off pretty easily.
For a temporary fix I was able to take the actuator apart and shift the stripped gear up such that it was running on the 2 mm of remaining threads by putting 3 small washers under it on the shaft and cutting off a bit of the top with a knife. I'll buy a new one for $50+ as soon as I can.
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