Originally Posted by
yellowrosefarm
Thanks for the pictures with the instructions. My friend has a '99 with the door stuck in the cool position. He had been quoted $1500 to repair it "properly". From looking at the picture above #38 instruction showing what the door looked like and where it was positioned we decided to drill a 1/4" hole just to the right of the triangular protrusion next to your word "cut". I then stuck a long thin screwdriver through the hole, located the foam strips and the door itself. With some gentle nudging, it unstuck and opened to the heat position. A piece of black electrical tape over the hole finished the "repair". Cost 0$ Without your picture this would not have been possible. Again, many thanks!
My Ford dealership would have fixed it "properly" for about $600.00