Page 1 of 1
actuator door clicking, question=-
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 9:48 am
by jamesmetairie
2004 base Vibe, 108,000 miles on it.
For awhile now the vent fan doesn,t want to start up. So we just leave it turned on low speed when the Vibe is parked.
Now some clicking started with the actuator door. On Recirculation (max) it clicks.
It doesn,t click on any other selection.
Anyone try to just use it like that and if so, does it last or is that only a short time thing?
thanks for any advice.
Jamesmetairie
Re: actuator door clicking, question=-
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:28 am
by zbyers
Leaving it on/off recirculation works just fine as a bypass as long as you don't need to use the defroster lol. This is a very common problem. Many people remove it and flip the gear...I opted to replace it entirely.
See here for info regarding replacing it.
Re: actuator door clicking, question=-
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 9:30 am
by Salsa Guy
Unfortunately my door is clicking again and the gear is already flipped. Haven't searched it yet but isn't there a PN for the gear or just the entire Assy (Which is $50 on Amazon).
Re: actuator door clicking, question=-
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:12 am
by jamesmetairie
the weird thing =
defrost mode seems to work ok. (?)
Re: actuator door clicking, question=-
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:13 am
by jamesmetairie
Salsa Guy
how much time did you get out of the flipped side?
Re: actuator door clicking, question=-
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:00 am
by Salsa Guy
jamesmetairie wrote:Salsa Guy
how much time did you get out of the flipped side?
About 3 years
Thought someone had a part number for the the gear.
Anyone???
Re: actuator door clicking, question=-
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:10 am
by zbyers
Salsa Guy wrote:Unfortunately my door is clicking again and the gear is already flipped. Haven't searched it yet but isn't there a PN for the gear or just the entire Assy (Which is $50 on Amazon).
I don't think any of us have a part # for the gear. Though, I did send Nick my old one and he was going to try to have new gears 3D printed..I'd check with him to see if he has made any progress on that.
Re: actuator door clicking, question=-
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 11:54 pm
by kaz03GT
I have been having this same problem for about two years now and I have never bothered to looked into it because I thought it started after I broke the yellow connector to the cable the goes into the back of the recirculation button housing. So you are saying it is the gear that is the problem? Or is the gear wearing out due to another part failing?
Re: actuator door clicking, question=-
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:36 pm
by jamesmetairie
most agree it is a white plastic gear inside the actuator the just wears out and the teeth wear down . and they don,t catch.