Thanks for watching and the feedback! This is exactly why I try to make these videos; hopefully someone is able to work on something they thought they might not be able to do.
Thanks... got me a good start, though by 2013, things have changed a bit, at least for the Sahara. The acuator isn't accessible at all from the front panel. Though, underneath I do see the vent door attachments with white moving pieces that are actually more towards the center dash, behind the floor vent duct and nearly inaccessible without removing the front paneling and center paneling.
Oh gosh! I thought it was bad enough when I had to mess with them in my JK and TJ, but the newer JK sounds even worse! (and the JL/TJ probably even worse!) I'm glad the video helped a little - it sounds like you need to make a video of your own for the 2013+ JKs!
To the best of my knowledge, the actuator on the driver's side, below the steering column (like in this video) adjusts air temperature. The actuator behind the glove box on the left side governs whether air goes to vents, floor, defrost, etc. The actuator behind the right speaker controls the recirculation door behind the glove box. Reference diagram: somarmotor.com/parts-by-diagrams/a-c-parts/2007-2017-jeep-wrangler-jk/ I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Great video, but I’m kinda confused why you wouldn’t just put the new one in? It’s a $20 part so it’s not like you are out a ton of money just replacing it and now you risk having to dig through under the dash again which no one enjoys 😂
Thanks for watching, and great question. Honestly, I just wanted to see what the inside of one looked like and see if I could figure out its issue. When I realized it was a pretty easy fix, I figured why not move the gears and see if that works. 4.5 years later and this repair is still holding up strong.
Thanks for watching, Don! There are definitely more. If memory serves (so don't quote me), there are 3 on the JK/JKU. I think the one on the passenger side is easier to get to. Accessing them would be different but I believe they're the same part, so the fix should work for all of them. But I've only ever personally worked on the one in the location shown in this video.
Yes there are 3. 2 are located behind the glove box. One is instantly visible on your left side. The 3rd one is next to the blend door in the back right area and is pain to get to. I would advise buying a mini ratchet to unscrew it.
DO NOT USE AN AUTO ZONE PART! It's about $30 compared to $100+ from the dealer, BUT it only lasted me a month. It was a Dorman, cheap pos. Bought an OEM, replacing tomorrow. No point in getting a replacement Auto Zone, it will probably just fail immediately.
@@stfuandLiftBtCh First of all, I doubt Autozone gives a lifetime warranty on that part. Any warranty would come from the maker of the part, Dorman, and I doubt it's lifetime. I had been told that Dorman parts are crap, and now I believe it. Secondly, what good would any warranty be if it takes me hours to get to and replace the part over and over again? That's why I didn't even bother to take the piece of crap part from Autozone back, I'm not going to waste more hours putting a replacement in only to have it fail again. I paid extra for the genuine Mopar part after the shitty Autozone/Dorman part failed. A total hassle to spend all that time the first time putting in the Autozone part in only to have it fail. Not getting me again. You probably work at Autozone, hello!
@@stfuandLiftBtCh Well, Nick, obviously you work at Autozone. You just happened to be at Auto Zone 5 min ago, lol. And while you were there, you asked them specifically about the warranty on a Jeep Wrangler heater door actuator to win a RUclips argument, hahahahaha. The part fails, so any warranty is no good. And insulting people just shows you are a horrible pos. DO NOT USE AUTO ZONE PARTS, THEY FAIL, AND THE EMPLOYEES ARE MEAN SPIRITED SCUM. The cheapass parts they sell fail? They blame you, and insult you, lol.
@@SavageCode I don’t work there. At all. Lmaoooo. Nice try tho. Keep your mechanic skills to fixing nuts that aren’t torqued right. PS-might needa buy a torque wrench.
Agreed. The first minute is too dark; I should have recorded the intro during the day but the key part is the noise. Skip to 1:20 and there shall be light.
Every car is a pain in the ass for things like this. At least with the Jeep, the parts are usually inexpensive, and there is a lot of info on how to do the repair.
Me either. My wife loves her Jeep, but they are the most overrated, under powered money Pitts I ever seen. Her’s is a pavement princess, and I’m constantly have to fix it with less than a 100k on the odometer.
I dont understand why you wouldnt just install the Brand New one.. instead you put the old one back knowing that it had a chipped tooth.. What 25 - 30bucks...
@@papamrk1343 Totally valid question. So, I did buy a new one from autozone and planned to just replace it. Once I got it out, the “take it apart” type of guy that I am got ahold of me. Once I got it apart and saw what the problem was and how easy it was to fix, I went that route, just to see if I could make it work again. Since it worked fine, I took the new part back to the store. To this day, the actuator is still working great. That’s the back story. Thanks for watching and asking.
Check out the video description for extra info, parts, tools, torques, and any updates.
Thank you for the great video!! Had you not done it like you did I never would have been able to complete this...
Thanks for watching and the feedback! This is exactly why I try to make these videos; hopefully someone is able to work on something they thought they might not be able to do.
Amazing video. I attempted for 15 minutes before realizing I was making little progress. Found your video and finished up in 30 mins! Cheers!
Yay! That’s great, Dawson. I’m glad the video helped. Thanks for watching.
Awesome! Thank you. Been dealing with that clicking noise for almost a year. This is a huge help
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching, Tuke.
Thanks... got me a good start, though by 2013, things have changed a bit, at least for the Sahara. The acuator isn't accessible at all from the front panel. Though, underneath I do see the vent door attachments with white moving pieces that are actually more towards the center dash, behind the floor vent duct and nearly inaccessible without removing the front paneling and center paneling.
Oh gosh! I thought it was bad enough when I had to mess with them in my JK and TJ, but the newer JK sounds even worse! (and the JL/TJ probably even worse!) I'm glad the video helped a little - it sounds like you need to make a video of your own for the 2013+ JKs!
"Struggling" is being nice. I was saying curse words in 7 different languages. Lol. Awesome video tho, fixed it in my 2012 jeep wrangler. Thank you.
LOL yeah....I feel ya! Glad the video helped and you got it working. Thanks for watching, Joseph.
Must see this video…it will save you money
Great job
Thanks, Don!
Thank you...your explanation resolved the problem cost free
Great to hear it! Thanks for watching (and subscribing?)
Bad news they wouldn’t take back?
Wow this is thorough!! Thank you!
Thanks for watching (and subscribing?), Meg!
Thank you!
Thanks for watching.
Which of the 3 controls letting the heat come through?
To the best of my knowledge, the actuator on the driver's side, below the steering column (like in this video) adjusts air temperature. The actuator behind the glove box on the left side governs whether air goes to vents, floor, defrost, etc. The actuator behind the right speaker controls the recirculation door behind the glove box.
Reference diagram: somarmotor.com/parts-by-diagrams/a-c-parts/2007-2017-jeep-wrangler-jk/
I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Good video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, and thanks for watching!
Great video, but I’m kinda confused why you wouldn’t just put the new one in? It’s a $20 part so it’s not like you are out a ton of money just replacing it and now you risk having to dig through under the dash again which no one enjoys 😂
Thanks for watching, and great question. Honestly, I just wanted to see what the inside of one looked like and see if I could figure out its issue. When I realized it was a pretty easy fix, I figured why not move the gears and see if that works. 4.5 years later and this repair is still holding up strong.
Do you know if there are more than 1 actuator? Will this fix work for the other?
Thanks for watching, Don!
There are definitely more. If memory serves (so don't quote me), there are 3 on the JK/JKU. I think the one on the passenger side is easier to get to. Accessing them would be different but I believe they're the same part, so the fix should work for all of them.
But I've only ever personally worked on the one in the location shown in this video.
Yes there are 3. 2 are located behind the glove box. One is instantly visible on your left side. The 3rd one is next to the blend door in the back right area and is pain to get to. I would advise buying a mini ratchet to unscrew it.
Removing that lower duct will make your life so much better. Don't ask how I know.
Thanks for watching and for the tip!
How did you get the duct back on?
That gear is probably at the local RC hobby shop for 3.95
DO NOT USE AN AUTO ZONE PART! It's about $30 compared to $100+ from the dealer, BUT it only lasted me a month. It was a Dorman, cheap pos. Bought an OEM, replacing tomorrow. No point in getting a replacement Auto Zone, it will probably just fail immediately.
Might have had bad luck. Auto zone gives a life time warranty on that part. Which Jeep does not
@@stfuandLiftBtCh First of all, I doubt Autozone gives a lifetime warranty on that part. Any warranty would come from the maker of the part, Dorman, and I doubt it's lifetime. I had been told that Dorman parts are crap, and now I believe it.
Secondly, what good would any warranty be if it takes me hours to get to and replace the part over and over again? That's why I didn't even bother to take the piece of crap part from Autozone back, I'm not going to waste more hours putting a replacement in only to have it fail again. I paid extra for the genuine Mopar part after the shitty Autozone/Dorman part failed. A total hassle to spend all that time the first time putting in the Autozone part in only to have it fail. Not getting me again. You probably work at Autozone, hello!
@@SavageCode took you hours due to your lack of mechanic skills. And I just left 10 minutes ago from there. Life time warranty 👍🏼
@@stfuandLiftBtCh Well, Nick, obviously you work at Autozone. You just happened to be at Auto Zone 5 min ago, lol. And while you were there, you asked them specifically about the warranty on a Jeep Wrangler heater door actuator to win a RUclips argument, hahahahaha. The part fails, so any warranty is no good. And insulting people just shows you are a horrible pos.
DO NOT USE AUTO ZONE PARTS, THEY FAIL, AND THE EMPLOYEES ARE MEAN SPIRITED SCUM. The cheapass parts they sell fail? They blame you, and insult you, lol.
@@SavageCode I don’t work there. At all. Lmaoooo. Nice try tho. Keep your mechanic skills to fixing nuts that aren’t torqued right. PS-might needa buy a torque wrench.
Too dark to see what's happening
Agreed. The first minute is too dark; I should have recorded the intro during the day but the key part is the noise. Skip to 1:20 and there shall be light.
Absolute pain in the ass. My wife owns a jeep but I'm glad I do not. Couldn't pay me to own one.
Every car is a pain in the ass for things like this.
At least with the Jeep, the parts are usually inexpensive, and there is a lot of info on how to do the repair.
Me either. My wife loves her Jeep, but they are the most overrated, under powered money Pitts I ever seen. Her’s is a pavement princess, and I’m constantly have to fix it with less than a 100k on the odometer.
I dont understand why you wouldnt just install the Brand New one.. instead you put the old one back knowing that it
had a chipped tooth.. What 25 - 30bucks...
@@papamrk1343 Totally valid question. So, I did buy a new one from autozone and planned to just replace it. Once I got it out, the “take it apart” type of guy that I am got ahold of me. Once I got it apart and saw what the problem was and how easy it was to fix, I went that route, just to see if I could make it work again. Since it worked fine, I took the new part back to the store. To this day, the actuator is still working great.
That’s the back story. Thanks for watching and asking.