Toyota Sienna Blend Door Actuator remove/replace WITHOUT dashboard disassembly [SOLVED]

How to remove and replace the heat/AC blend door actuator (Toyota Part Number: 87106-08060) on 2008 Toyota Sienna LE WITHOUT removing the dashboard. Toyota manual has steps that require disassembling half the dash, but you can do this job in about an hour without dashboard disassembly.
Toyota Sienna, Air conditioning, Temperature, climate control, AC, HEAT, Blend Door Actuator

[@alejandrogls0072]

Hope this solve my problem mine blow cold air driver side and passenger hot air

[@ScottyWrenches]

I hope this is a quick solution for you!

[@mr.selfdestruct1677]

Mine moves but still only blows hot air on the driver's side, do you recommend replacing it ?

[@ScottyWrenches]

If you have dual-zone climate control up front, then your setup is different than the one depicted. I believe that you would have a separate blend door for the driver's side if dual zone.

[@mr.selfdestruct1677]

@ScottyWrenches I dont have dual zone climate controls

[@josephl6788]

if you stopped your temp at mid temp would the arm stop in the middle? I installed a new one and it only has 2 positions, high and low. If I put the temp at say 75 the arm still goes to the low position.

[@ScottyWrenches]

Short answer is "yes, it will only move part way with middle temp settings." HOWEVER, it sounds like yours has a newer temperature setting that is digital readout, which means the motor will go full open/closed until the set-point is reached, then it will move to the middle position to be a steady state temperature.
I don't know that for sure, but that is the only thing that makes sense.

[@BlueCollarClub]

Good video bud

[@ScottyWrenches]

Hope it helped!

[@josephl6788]

I can't wiggle the black tube you took out. Mine is an 05.

[@ScottyWrenches]

You MUST remove the black push peg that is at the bottom near the blower motor before the tube is moveable. Check out video at the 5:00 mark.

[@ScottyWrenches]

Also, It looks like the 2005 doe s not have that tube. That started in 2006. I think the blower is directly connected to the evaporator core. The blend actuator should be accessible without having to remove much besides the glove box, according to this pic (LINK)
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[@josephl6788]

@@ScottyWrenches Yes it has the black air tube and yes, I can wiggle is because the black peg has been removed. However, can't take it out.

[@ScottyWrenches]

@@josephl6788 You have to loosen the bottom first, then move to the top and wiggly it toward the blower motor, then work back and forth from the bottom then to the top until you can get the bottom moved to the left and the top moved to the right. You should be able to drop it from there

[@famouzamiz]

Can you do the driver side, sorry lol

[@sammiewilkinson4079]

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