Re: Heater Flap Broken Spring-Help! 91 100

[Joel Osserman <selecttr@epix.net>]

We stock that spring if you or anyone needs a new one!

Roland Broberg wrote:

> Doyt & Orin,
> Thanks to both of you.  I found it to be pretty much as you describe.  I
> reshaped the broken end of the spring and started at the top end, at the
> servo.  I removed the damper door, hooked the free end of the spring on and
> pulled the flap in place.  Worked like a charm.
> Thanks for your help.
> Roland
>
> "Doyt W. Echelberger" wrote:
>
> > Does this look like it would help? The 5K is very much like the 100.
> >
> > Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 18:37:11 -0800
> > From: Wolff <quattro200@earthlink.net>
> > Reply-To: quattro200@earthlink.net
> > To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> > Subject: Recirc Flap Spring Easy(er) Method 5kcstq
> >
> > Do your windows fog up easily? Your recirculation flap spring may be
> > broken. On my '88 5kcstq I can open the glovebox and see whether the
> > recirc flap is open or closed. If the car is off and the flap is pulled
> > out toward you, the spring is toast.
> >    To get to it I found that I could remove a plastic kick panel below
> > the glove box easily for better access. There is a phillips screw on the
> > left and a plastic push lock on the right. On the push lock, be sure to
> > unlock it by prying the center part down first before trying to pull the
> > trim down. Once the trim is out of the way, you can look up into the
> > evaporator while the door is open and see the upper spring perch. You
> > will also see leaves in the drip pan, spider webs and a nice coating of
> > dust on the evaporator. Clean all that out of there while the spring is
> > off. I used a light gauge wire brush on the evaporator to get the rather
> > stuck dust off.
> >    Here's my trick for getting the spring on: I took an 8mm allen key
> > and turned the door spring perch 90 degrees to remove it. Now it is
> > easier to replace. Hook the new sring into the upper perch, and into the
> > loose lower perch. Pull the lower perch down between two fingers with
> > your palm towards you. Push it through the hole in the door from the
> > back. You can rotate it enough with your fingers that it will stay put
> > enough to get the allen key in there to lock it in.
> > That's it. In and out in less than 10 minutes.
> > HTH,
> > Wolff
> > (I get to do the 200 next.)
> >
> > >
>
> --
> Roland Broberg
> W319N657 Shagbark Glen
> Delafield, WI 53018-2818
> broberg@execpc.com
> broberg@cpg.mcw.edu
> Current: 90V8Q, 86 4Ks, Fmr:91 100, 86 5KTQ, 84 5K