Blend door repair by way of the glove box
Anybody try this method of cutting through the plenum box behind the glove box and using an off the shelf door. I am in the middle of this but can not get the new one in, anyone have a trick? I can see why the hetertreater guy has a 2 piece unit.
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Did you watch the videos for any clues?
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Yes I did watch the heatertreater videos but no clues on installing a one piece door. I'm at the point where I may just pull the dash but am looking for someone who has successfuly tried what I am doing without buying the two piece door for $120+shipping.
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Originally Posted by graeaglecrawler
(Post 9481599)
am looking for someone who has successfully tried what I am doing without buying the two piece door for $120+shipping.
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There is a post here somewhere that shows how to repair the blend door by drilling through the shaft and using a small piece of a drill or nail to secure/pin the parts together. I saw this a couple of months ago.
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I looked through all the posts with the word "blend" as well as 'heatertreater' and any help would be appreciated.
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Pay attention to the posts by "cgallen" as he is the one that came up with the heatertreater system.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...lend-door.html |
I noticed that and it looks like a good idea. I wish it would have told me why an OEM part would not work and I would have bought their part first. I'll pull the dash tomarrow.
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You could save yourself the aggravation of pulling the dash for $125. You've got the access hole done, I'd say just order the part.
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The labor is free, the $125 part is not. ;)
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Indeed. It all comes down to his tolerance for aggravation.
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Originally Posted by alwaysfords41
(Post 9483864)
Indeed. It all comes down to his tolerance for aggravation.
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Good point.
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I bought the heatertreater part and split wood and cleaned and fixed gutters instead.
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I have done it with a one piece blend door (dorman). I feel your frustration. It takes a lot of twisting and bending to get it to go in. I ended up taking a dremel to it and shaved just enough off it for it to pop in. Good luck
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