HVAC flap motor replacement

[Gary Anderson]

Kneale and are great minds thinking alike(?).
Replaced my heatflap motor on Saturday, only was high 40's, and only started
raining when I was putting tools away.
One suggestion to every one, remove the windshield wiper assembly for easier
access to the motor down on the side of the heater box, its partially
covered by the wiper motor mount..  After the wipers are removed, there are
only three screws holding the wiper assembly in place, much easier.  Another
helpful hint, a "stubby" phillips screwdriver really helps with the heatflap
motor cover and mounting screws.
Similar heating control, temperature works fine now with the new motor and
the vacuum a/c programmer module.
Oh yeah, forgot to roll up the driver window after the rain started until
Sunday morning!  Things got a little (lot) wet, so now am drying it out, oh
well.....

HTH, Gary Anderson in Sammamish
BTW, have pictures of the install if anyone wants to see'em.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kneale Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>
To: <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 5:32 PM
Subject: HVAC flap motor replacement


> I installed the new heater box flap control motor Friday.
>
> PITA to get to with the heater core box in place, especially for those
> handicapped with trifocals like me.  But overall not too difficult.  Would
> have been a lot easier if my "shop" weren't a cement pad outdoors where
the
> weather changed from sunny 24 degrees F to overcast blowing snow mid way
> through.  Worst moment was pulling on the flap control arm enough to twist
> the original motor about 180 degrees so a little protrusion could fit into
> a little notch and release it.  I was concerned that 12-year-old plastic
> arms that had been heat cycled repeatedly would be brittle and break.  But
> it all went back together OK.
>
> The result:  instead of the heat going from really hot air to warm to the
> dreaded COLD, it now drops slowly to a sort of tepid air coming out, but
> not cold.  HooRay.  Has worked well over the last three days, with
exterior
> temps from the mid-20's down to about 12 above Zero F.  I normally would
> get to the COLD air stage about 30 minutes into the 35-minute
> drive.  Because of traffic and blowing snow, my drives since the
> installation have all taken ~45 minutes.
>
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