The one on the bottom is for driver side, the one behind the stereo is for passenger side....but its great that you posted to investigate before you tear it apart.
How's it going Captain I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate you for making this video. Man of all days for the heat to stop blowing had to cut a fool on a 42 degree day. Never the less I watched three videos and everyone said pretty much the same thing so after educating myself on the task I was ready but something fell in my spirit and said check out this short less than 2min video and my Friend am I glad I did. You not only explain the same information but added a critical step in the process. And all in less than 2mins. My friend you are my "AVERAGE JOE HERO of my day. Thanks
Both are subject to going out. It's just a matter of time so it's not unwise to go ahead and tackle the bottom one while you already have part of the dash apart.
Haha. I thought the same thing and even had the center console out and was preparing to dig deeper. But, after some further evaluation, I found that it was the top actuator that was bad and not the bottom. Top is an easy and cheap fix. Thank you for others!
Good video! Just to let y’all know, I have to change out the temp blend actuator (the top one) every year in spring in my f150. Changing from heat to AC multiple times a day wears them out. Wether poor engineering or cheap parts, like it or not, it’s gonna happen. You’ll either hear it clicking or it’ll get stuck on heat. If this happens to you, I’d say 90% chance it’s your temperature Blend actuator! Thanks again for this video, I’m sure your headache saved hundreds!
Upper one is Passenger Side. Lower one is Driver Side. You can diagnose that without taking anything apart. You can replace either motor without removing seats/console/etc... Just dig around on YT and you'll find some videos to help. I replaced the Driver Side motor in ~15mins of work.
90% of the time it's the upper actuator. I just installed my new upper today. I'm a big ole boy, my hands are huge, there's no way I could get to the pain in the butt rear screw that behind the actuator. I pulled the front screw out, broke the eyelet off the rear( cheap plastic) then unclipped the actuator. I still couldn't get the rear screw in. I tightened the front screw, electronic connector, and left the rear screw out. The device tightened down fine, installed the dash, reprogrammed the new actuator, and life is good! No more clicking!
@@labelmeaking9408 Easiest way is to watch the video. He explains it well towards the end. It has to do with pulling the fuse, waiting a few seconds, then re-installing. Sorry for the short answer, I can't remember the steps off the top of my head.
were you getting low flow? mine clicks sometimes at startup. I have really bad flow. tried cleaning it no dice isnt plugged up or really dirty. I can change all kinds of settings I get no flow and it wont do the noise every time it starts
That sucks I did the same thing but with the top motor got it all tore apart and changed it but turns out it was my bottom motor all along and I’m not really in the mood to pull the dash off so I’m gonna let it ride for a while longer
Okay I have a 2012 f150 fx4 with the regular climate control but a flow through console and regular radio. My issue is I have HEAT and I have AC I’ve changed the resistor twice because the first one fried. Then I changed the pin because it burnt up. Now I’ve changed the blower . But now I have little to no air come through any of my vents. It changes modes and I can hear it and feel it but it’s just really weak any ideas? I cannot for the life of me figure this out and it’s about to be summer In Oklahoma
Hello, so I just got this 2011 F150 from auction with the clicking noise. AC is blowing only through the defrost. I changed the door actuator which is located right above the gas pedal. The clicking noise went away for one time, the modes were working.. the passenger side temperature is blowing both heat and cold air and the DRIVERS side is blowing only cold air.. then later when I turned on the truck the clicking noise is back again. Which actuator you think it is.. the top or the bottom.. thanks
That sucks… all that work for nothing. Familiar with the process; removed the dash on a Titan for a blend door actuator replacement. So, I know your pain.
I have a 2012 FX4 with Nav + flow through console. At 101k, the 4 center console vents stopped blowing A/C or heat. Windshield defrost vents, foot well vents, side front door defrost vents and cooling system for both front seats all still blow A/C, but the center console does not. No infamous "clicking" sounds from one side or the other of the dual zone system (Driver, Pass), and no other warning. Both sides of the center console just stopped working. Of all of the Ford "blend door" videos I've found, none address this particular issue. Based on your personal experience with this, any idea of which (or either) of these 2 actuators is to blame, or something else (stuck piece of foam in door(s), etc).....?
There is s third motor on the left side of the big box connected to a long rod that moves the vent positions between floor/mid/upper etc... If those dont change when you change the controls for that, seems to be the one. Since your post is two months old, I'd guess you already figured this out.
Ray Kotara yup. It was this motor that gave out (the one just above the gas pedal), which is apparently the most rare one to give out, but also the easiest. Changed it out & I'm golden now. Thx. (***mid-2022 update - now the very bottom one is clicking. That one is supposed to be a real joy....not)
95% of the time it’s the upper motor, if your passenger side vents are stuck on either hot or cold it’s the upper motor, the motor is 40 bucks, takes an hour to change
Chances are the gears aren’t striped on the actuated that’s why there’s no clicking, it’s the tracking arm on the actuater, either way it will be that actuater
I know this video is old. I ended up doing the opposite. changed the passenger side and it turns out it's the driver's side. right know I've got everything out and it's still a pia. have to do some plastic surgery just to get to the screws.
I've been trying to change a heater core out on an 07 f150 and can't quite figure out how to get the steering column out. Any advice appreciated and yes now I think Ford sucks fuck em lol!
OMG Dude there is actually 3 motors a YH1752 blend door YH1884 Air Inlet Mode door YH1769 Floor and Defrost, You trashed your Truck I hope you took plenty of pictures
Holy Shit Bro, what The F*uck are doing ! Lmao. That dash comes apart in about 5 easy steps using a tiny flat body tool and a few bolts. Hope you fixed your problem. Now clean up all your tools lol.
Very nice of you to put your mistake out there for others to learn from. That's very respectable👍
The one on the bottom is for driver side, the one behind the stereo is for passenger side....but its great that you posted to investigate before you tear it apart.
I was going to post this too.👍
Good man for saving someone else such a headache even showing your mistake. Hats off to you brother
Make sure you do a reset on the blend door motor after install by pulling fuse for at least 1 min. 2009-2010 fuse 15, 2011-2014 fuse 46
what reset ??. i am getting ready to do this to my f150 . my heater is not working however. my Ac is working i hope this is the fix
How's it going Captain I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate you for making this video. Man of all days for the heat to stop blowing had to cut a fool on a 42 degree day. Never the less I watched three videos and everyone said pretty much the same thing so after educating myself on the task I was ready but something fell in my spirit and said check out this short less than 2min video and my Friend am I glad I did. You not only explain the same information but added a critical step in the process. And all in less than 2mins. My friend you are my "AVERAGE JOE HERO of my day. Thanks
Both are subject to going out. It's just a matter of time so it's not unwise to go ahead and tackle the bottom one while you already have part of the dash apart.
Haha. I thought the same thing and even had the center console out and was preparing to dig deeper. But, after some further evaluation, I found that it was the top actuator that was bad and not the bottom. Top is an easy and cheap fix. Thank you for others!
My 2011 Lariat has the same clicking. I am going to follow your advice. Thank you for posting this and saving us all the pain.
Good video! Just to let y’all know, I have to change out the temp blend actuator (the top one) every year in spring in my f150. Changing from heat to AC multiple times a day wears them out. Wether poor engineering or cheap parts, like it or not, it’s gonna happen. You’ll either hear it clicking or it’ll get stuck on heat. If this happens to you, I’d say 90% chance it’s your temperature Blend actuator! Thanks again for this video, I’m sure your headache saved hundreds!
crown vics had the same problem from the 90s. Very hard to swap out too, but doable.
OMG I’m glad I came across your video. I will take your word and start at the top motor since that’s where the clicking sounds generally comes from.
Upper one is Passenger Side. Lower one is Driver Side. You can diagnose that without taking anything apart. You can replace either motor without removing seats/console/etc... Just dig around on YT and you'll find some videos to help. I replaced the Driver Side motor in ~15mins of work.
Men we appreciate your video my f150 have the dual temperature control and yesterday that clicking sounds star!
High praise my friend...learning has occurred for all.
Passenger side is upper. Driver side is lower. No disassembley required to diagnose.
I started working on mine today. Accesed the top one and bought the new part for $30. Puttingbit in tomorrow. Hope it's the right one!
Thanks for the advice....I have to tackle this myself. My problem is that it won’t blow on the floor or the defrost....stuck on middle vents.
Well the lower motor is drivers side climate, one way to check.
Yeah good advice mines sound like its the top one but I'm replacing all of them
90% of the time it's the upper actuator. I just installed my new upper today. I'm a big ole boy, my hands are huge, there's no way I could get to the pain in the butt rear screw that behind the actuator. I pulled the front screw out, broke the eyelet off the rear( cheap plastic) then unclipped the actuator. I still couldn't get the rear screw in. I tightened the front screw, electronic connector, and left the rear screw out. The device tightened down fine, installed the dash, reprogrammed the new actuator, and life is good! No more clicking!
How did you reprogram the actuator
@@labelmeaking9408 Easiest way is to watch the video. He explains it well towards the end. It has to do with pulling the fuse, waiting a few seconds, then re-installing. Sorry for the short answer, I can't remember the steps off the top of my head.
thank goodness I saw this! Appreciate you.
Thanks alot for this! Much much appreciated! Good looking out!
Wow, I'd have to take pictures just to remember how to put all that back
Wow man, thank you for making this video. Will follow your advice!
20 minutes. Go in through the passenger side footwell.
Yep I'm on the 3rd one. Clicks still now at full cold. Have to back off 3 clicks and works but not as cold as it should be
Reset the blend door motor after install by pulling fuse for at least 1 min. 09-10 fuse 15, 2011-2014 fuse 46
There are actually 4 of these on dual temp trucks... Find out which one is broke before digging into your dash.
Changing mine too
I sure hope you replaced that working/functioning actuator, since you already pulled most of your dash apart..
I made the opposite mistake. I replaced the top actuator, got it all back together and realized it was the bottom one making noise the whole time.
Same here lol
So the top one changes cold to hot air, what does the bottom one do
were you getting low flow? mine clicks sometimes at startup. I have really bad flow. tried cleaning it no dice isnt plugged up or really dirty. I can change all kinds of settings I get no flow and it wont do the noise every time it starts
No flow, because the servo isn't redirecting the air where you want it to go.
Thanks for the video
Very 👍 nice thanks for this
Awesome thanks for the advice!
That sucks I did the same thing but with the top motor got it all tore apart and changed it but turns out it was my bottom motor all along and I’m not really in the mood to pull the dash off so I’m gonna let it ride for a while longer
hahahaha at 1:26 the pause in his words before his realization
Okay I have a 2012 f150 fx4 with the regular climate control but a flow through console and regular radio. My issue is I have HEAT and I have AC I’ve changed the resistor twice because the first one fried. Then I changed the pin because it burnt up. Now I’ve changed the blower . But now I have little to no air come through any of my vents. It changes modes and I can hear it and feel it but it’s just really weak any ideas? I cannot for the life of me figure this out and it’s about to be summer In Oklahoma
All vents have air coming through and the modes definitely change. But it’s just really weak and the blower motor is running 100%
Dang!! I'm about to tackle my 2011 Raptor and will try the upper first! LOL
holy crap, dude!!! you take the trans out of that dude, too?? XD
I get it.... hate when that happens
Hello, so I just got this 2011 F150 from auction with the clicking noise. AC is blowing only through the defrost. I changed the door actuator which is located right above the gas pedal. The clicking noise went away for one time, the modes were working.. the passenger side temperature is blowing both heat and cold air and the DRIVERS side is blowing only cold air.. then later when I turned on the truck the clicking noise is back again. Which actuator you think it is.. the top or the bottom.. thanks
Bottom motor is the drivers side. Top motor is for the passenger side. Assuming you have dual zone climate control.
That sucks… all that work for nothing. Familiar with the process; removed the dash on a Titan for a blend door actuator replacement. So, I know your pain.
or just stick your head under the dash on the passenger side while its clicking
I have a 2012 FX4 with Nav + flow through console. At 101k, the 4 center console vents stopped blowing A/C or heat. Windshield defrost vents, foot well vents, side front door defrost vents and cooling system for both front seats all still blow A/C, but the center console does not. No infamous "clicking" sounds from one side or the other of the dual zone system (Driver, Pass), and no other warning. Both sides of the center console just stopped working. Of all of the Ford "blend door" videos I've found, none address this particular issue. Based on your personal experience with this, any idea of which (or either) of these 2 actuators is to blame, or something else (stuck piece of foam in door(s), etc).....?
There is s third motor on the left side of the big box connected to a long rod that moves the vent positions between floor/mid/upper etc... If those dont change when you change the controls for that, seems to be the one. Since your post is two months old, I'd guess you already figured this out.
Ray Kotara yup. It was this motor that gave out (the one just above the gas pedal), which is apparently the most rare one to give out, but also the easiest. Changed it out & I'm golden now. Thx. (***mid-2022 update - now the very bottom one is clicking. That one is supposed to be a real joy....not)
95% of the time it’s the upper motor, if your passenger side vents are stuck on either hot or cold it’s the upper motor, the motor is 40 bucks, takes an hour to change
Tyler Mcdowell what about a truck that is stuck on one temp both sides? No clicking.
Brent Murray what year of ford
08 I think, 250, doesn't have individual side heating, will it even have lower actuator?
Brent Murray if its manual controls there’s only one behind the radio
Chances are the gears aren’t striped on the actuated that’s why there’s no clicking, it’s the tracking arm on the actuater, either way it will be that actuater
Yikes thanks for the heads up!
I know this video is old. I ended up doing the opposite. changed the passenger side and it turns out it's the driver's side. right know I've got everything out and it's still a pia. have to do some plastic surgery just to get to the screws.
Same experience
I would have just paid them shop to do it. What a mess.
I've been trying to change a heater core out on an 07 f150 and can't quite figure out how to get the steering column out. Any advice appreciated and yes now I think Ford sucks fuck em lol!
Just replace both
I made the same dumb mistake on my expedition 3 days work .. lol
OMG Dude there is actually 3 motors a YH1752 blend door YH1884 Air Inlet Mode door YH1769 Floor and Defrost, You trashed your Truck I hope you took plenty of pictures
Holy Shit Bro, what The F*uck are doing ! Lmao. That dash comes apart in about 5 easy steps using a tiny flat body tool and a few bolts. Hope you fixed your problem. Now clean up all your tools lol.
NOPE you dont have to do any of that! WATCH THIS: watch (F150 Easy no dash removal solution.)
Haha
Holy shit I knoe its 3 yeard ago but my god man!
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