JK Recirculation door actuator
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- HVAC actuators…can’t be much worse of a job. In this video we tackle the dreaded JK HVAC actuators ( Recirculation this one is ) known for failure, as the ticky ticky is getting on our nerves. Not impossible but it will try your patience. Just take your time and it will be done !!!
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I thought it best to comment on the “actual” terminology for the actuator location after a few viewers pointed it out to me since the video went up..I REALLY did not want to do it again to correct video..as you know it’s a b^*tch to do…BUT nonetheless it’s ACTUALLY the recirculation actuator.
I've watched a few videos of this repair and this video is by far the best! I see what's gotta be done. Wish me luck!
It can try your patience for sure. But long deep breathes…..!!!!!!….Thank you for the kind words.
Thanks for the video. Took me 20 min to complete the switch. Two things. I checked with the Lead Tech at Jeep to verify the door placement. He stated the new actuator would learn the position. It did. Secondly have a short and deep 7mm along with the hand wrachet. Made the job easy.
Thank you for the additional info. Always great to learn more for next time….hopefully not soon !!!
Same exact problem! Solved with your video thanks for posting this, literally saved a lot of frustration and $250 from a repair at the shop. Got the part for less than $20 and a couple hours time, easy and done!
Oh my god….you made my day!!!. Literally if I could help one person that was the goal. Thank you for the kind words. And THANK YOU so much for watching. Hopefully we have some other stuff that may peek your interest. Would love to have you onboard. 😊
Thank you so much for helping us get rid of that ticking time bomb … i couldnt have done this job without your video and tip on tgetting the finger wrench. And yes - the same little spindle had snapped off in the old actuator. Thanks again 👍🏻
You are very welcome. And THANK YOU for the thanks !!!….LOL…Hope it didn’t try your patience to terribly bad…..
Great video! Saved me a lot of time and money! Mine was not clicking but would not open. The small tool you suggested was great! I cannot believe I had not seen one like it before. Thank you for taking the time to produce this video!
For those performing this task, the screws are Philips and small. I removed an electrical connection that was just below the lower screw which made it easier to access. It just has a couple of barbed plastic fasteners which come out easily by placing a flat head screw driver between the part that it attaches to and the side of the large electrical connection.
Thank you VERY much. I appreciate you taking the time to watch. Great tip on the electrical. Would definitely appreciate you subscribing…if you want too….to help provide those tips and feedback. Helps us figure out that pesky TH-cam algorithm.
A quick update to my recirculating actuator! I replaced mine in July as my comment reflects. We headed back down to MX shortly after I replaced mine and all was fine, until about a week ago. We started hearing the clicky clack then pause then clicky clack again. I pulled the glove box to have a look. It is opening then closing but it tries to go too far when opening and when closing. Has anyone had this issue? My concern is that it will now break the “shutter/door” as it is applying a bit of torque to it as it overextends. I am in Zihuatanejo MX and hope the Autozone here has the actuator. I should have bought an extra one in TX as they are a cheap part!
Another update. It took me a couple of weeks to get the Dorman part delivered in MX via Amazon but it made it. I will say that changing this part a second time was easier than the first. I guess old dogs can learn new tricks! This time when I pulled the actuator off the shaft stayed in the recirculating door. I was able to get some small needle nose locking pliers in the tight spot and clamp down on it then pull it out. I aligned the new one then got it all back together and it seems to be working. I am not sure if to little board failed that is inside the unit or what caused it to try to over extend each direction. We will see if the Dorman lasts longer than the AutoZone version.
Cheers!
Thanks for the video. You have convinced me to just unplug it with the flap in the open position.
Literally just finished it thanks to your video. Worked first time. Thank you!
No !!!! Thank YOU for watching. We really appreciate your time and kind words.
I used the Dorman actuator for the glove compart and by the steering wheel and they never calibrated. Ended up breaking. Brought OEM from Jeep and works perfectly. Thanks for the video.
I’ve heard a few say that. Very interesting. We have had zero issues with them. I did make sure they were clocked right though before install as they can be installed in a couple different positions and still slip into place.
Great video, I’ll be doing this next weekend. Thanks for the tips!
Good luck to you. Patience will be your friend. It is going to try you for sure !!!
Watching other videos most people were fixing the blend actuator but my ears told me my problem is closer to passenger glovebox. I'm no mechanic, used to pay for oil filter changes. But I've decided to start doing all my own mechanical work to keep this thing running for a long time. Resealed rear differential gasket, replaced tensioner pulley, and some other minor things. Next is tire rotation, replace front shocks, breaks (for the 37s it came with) and the recirculation actuator. Thanks for helping pinpoint the location and those of us learning to take care of our own jeeps.
Outstanding video. Very clear and well explained. Many thanks!
Thank you for watching.
Great Video! I should have removed the seat first and saved me probably 40 minutes and a bunch of aggravation. I was able to use a Craftsman right angle bit attachment with an extension to remove the screws from underneath while guiding the socket with my left hand. The hardest part, besides lack of visibility, was removing the 18mm seat bolts, but nothing an impact wrench couldn’t handle.
Altogether, it took about 3 hours from setup to cleanup taking my time, with a Nun friendly vocabulary 🤣.
It will increase your vocabulary for sure…..LOL
Thank you for the video. Without a doubt the biggest pain in the a** job! Thank God I had the little round 1/4 inch ratchet that you suggested. Pick one up before you start this job if you don’t have one, I don’t see how you could do it without one.
Thank you for watching!!…It’s definitely a PITA..!!…Follow along as we are doing a giveaway contest right now for Subscribers!!!
Great video. Thx for posting.
FYI this is the recirculation actuator. Blend door actuator is above the gas pedal.
I still think about that to this day….I caught myself saying the wrong term much after the video went up. I should have done it all over again but OMG the first time was bad enough!!!
@@ALongLongWaytoGO Dont worry about the video. It is fine. Just correct the title so a search will find it. Thanks again!
I just took mine off. Your video is extremely helpful thank you 🙏🏽. I did it In 30minutes
Your very welcome. Thank you for watching. How many times did you “think” about throwing your tools???….LOL…glad we could help out.
Loved the video, it was very helpful. We replaced the one on our 2014 Jeep Sport and I did curse a lot, luckily I did have one of those small finger ratchets, but my hands was way to large, I had to get my daughter with her small hands to get the back screw out, then back in. but now it's done and working like it is supposed to . so quiet.
Awesome. I for sure learned a few new curse words !!!!…..It will try your patience for definitely. Thank you for watching. We greatly appreciate your time.
Amazing, I though it was the blend door on my 2012. After I swapped it out and tested it my heart skipped a beat when the clicking started again. wasn't sure how to get back to this one but thanks for showing the way. I guess I know what my plans are for tomorrow.
Talk about a heart skip moment!!!!……I would feel defeated !!!! Thank you for watching.
Got it installed on my 2012. 100% need the finger ratchet and a deep well socket 7mm.
Line up the new one and lift the vent door half way. Must hold position. We used a piece of plastic. Slides right on. Takes 1-2hrs.
Pro tip. Have small hands.
Now wait till you do the temperature blending actuator. It’s nowhere near as bad….although working under the steering column is a challenge for us fatties !!!!….LOL….Thank you for watching!!
Thank you so much sir without your help would have never gotten it. I decided to leave the back top screw out, it doesn't have much rotational force so I think the front screw is sufficient. Makes it easier for next time hopefully there isn't.
Your welcome. Thank you for watching. It can definitely test your patience!!!
2011 Wrangler Unlimited Sport. This helped me alot....thank you!!! Second one I've done. First was my wife's Grand Cherokee. Both equally difficult but still do able.
Thank you…that was my first and HOPEFULLY last for awhile…that’s a sucky job no way round it. !!!…I appreciate you watching. Join us in subscribing!!…We have a giveaway running right now.
Thanks taking time to make that usefull video. I have the same problem and working on it.
Thank you !!!!……Have A LOT of patience !!!!!…Your going to need it.
Thanks for the info great learning tool. Took the JK to the Dealer and the quote was $200.00 diagnostic fee, and $550.00 replace the actuator. Order the Finger Ratchet and went one step further and order a $20.00 endoscope that plugs into my apple phone. The endoscope took the guess work out of how and what to remove and made the install simple.. Part cost $28.00 at Auto-zone and in less than 1 hr done and no clicking nose. Works perfect.
Perfecto’ !!! Thanks for the kind words. We appreciate you watching.
Great video saved me time and money thanks..
You’re very welcome. Thank you for watching!!….We greatly appreciate your time to watch.
Thanks you allowed me to do the job 👍
Confidence to not allow it to beat you !!! I applaud you. Thank you for watching.
The clicking noise on my jeep is driving me insane. I will have to attempt this fix. I doubt my hand will be able to fit up there but I will try. Thanks for the video
I’ll tell you , that upper back screw is the worst…It can be done but is definitely going to push your buttons !!!!
@@ALongLongWaytoGO I will have to wait until the heat wave gone down a bit. Sweaty and Angry is not a good combo.
@@honkylips9072 Sounds like Texas for sure !!!!…LOL
Thanks for the video.. I have my subwoofer harness running right next to actuator. Definitely not enough room to work in there thinking the palm wrench is a must!
Ouch….no room + more stuff = your screwed !! LOL….that little tool was the life saver.
It's super helpful that you included that the door needed to be in the raised position. I watched a video where the guy broke the new part because he didn't know that.
Thank you……yep!!…for sure. That sucker will only go on one way to work correctly. Thanks for watching. Hopefully we can help out on some other items.
I watched your video and performed the task and all went well. I laid across the driver seat an used my left hand to remove the actuator while peaking through a speaker hole. I also stuck a light up into the hole to better keep an eye on it.
Nothing like comfort mode working on a Jeep !!
thanks for sharing , great tutor, will do just like that for my JK
Thank you !!!….Wish you luck.
Super helpful video. I was able to get mine fixed in a little over an hour and it went exactly as shown. I cheated - I'm too cheap to drop $30 on the actuator. I opened it up and the pin was sheared off like it shows at the end. I drilled the cover and the pin and put a tiny screw in to hold it in place. Fingers crossed that it holds up. This seems like a design issue, friends jeep had the same problem at about 100k miles. They ended up dropping a few hundred bucks for the dealer to fix it.
Now that is a cool idea……I think I still have a broken one….See if I can machine a pin that attaches like that….Thats cool man.
Really critical info at 6:30. Thanks or including this!
Thank you for giving your time watching. We greatly appreciate you.
Dude - thanks for the advice on the stubby wrench. Opposite issue - in Michigan 10 degrees hands frozen is a lot harder & more frustrating IMO. Rather be sweating than completely bundled up and toes frozen - hands frozen...lol
Your VERY welcome sir. Thanks for watching!!!….Feel ya for the cold. Alaskan by nature….8 years. Now….South East Texas. No more winters !!!!!!
I applaud your patience! lol
Well I may or may not have had to go and pick up a few tools that may have thrown themselves from the vehicle......
@@ALongLongWaytoGO Hahaha
1. Must have tool: Harbor Freight, PITTSBURGH Ratcheting Right Angle Multi-Bit Screwdriver Set, 8 Piece $2.99
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable (under passenger seat for 20 mins.) to recalibrate the blend door actuator system.
3. Do NOT drop the screw. You'll never find it again
LOL….The lost screw to never be seen again !!!
Great video, thanks for the detail about the gears! I was wondering what caused the clicking noise. Need to replace mine now.
There’s some videos floating around now where folks are actually fixing those things now…I was thinking it couldn’t be too hard…..
I am not able to get to the bottom screw with my gear wrench. There is a big connector just opposite the screw head. Any idea how to move or disconnect the connector. It has a big gray bar acrossed it the looks like it is some kind of release mechanism.
It’s really a tight area! What I did is that I unplugged the cable from the part. I don’t need a fan 🤪
Pesky fan….who needs one of those. LOL
This job sucks even more when you have a sport roll cage that you have to take off bc it’s in the way of the speaker screws ….
Uuhhgggg…..Bad enough as it is…
We have been living with this problem for the past 2 years, we take the top and doors off and put the bikini top and tube doors on every year this time of year ( after the live oaks drop their pollen) we are in San Antonio... I was watering the grass last night talking to a couple of neighbors and the JK started talking... thump thump thump, the neighbors asked what the hell was that? it was 20 minutes after it was parked. I looked at it a year ago and was cussing without even attempting the replacement, I'm going to try and replace it tomorrow. I have a place to visit for your TH-cam channel around Christmas...
LOL…My daughters Jeep “ talked” all the time. Use to live in Bandera….Dad was USAF..Love San Antonio. Be prepared to cuss some more…but it can be done with a few tools thrown. Thanks for watching. Hope it helps you some. We’re always looking for new adventures. Check our Facebook page for upcoming trips. Frio in June…Colorado in July.
Good video, I am about to tackle this. I reread comments about the door position. I guess I will have to find out for myself if you need the door in the up position or halfway or something else. Also not sure if its a 7mm deep socket or a phillips for the actuator screws.
Ours used the 7mm screws. Also the actuator only goes on in one position…so to speak… it will orient where the door needs to be positioned. The actuator I purchased, positioned the door in almost the fully up or open position. Thanks for watching and GOOD luck to you. It will try your patience.
Ok, just finished and I have the answers now. It took me 1.5 hours it looks like, but that included a couple of coffee breaks and moving tools and box fan on me. For the 2010, it was 7mm for the two side speaker screws, 8mm at the bottom for the speaker, and 7mm for the two actuator screws. I had a hard time getting the speaker out even, you pretty much need to slide and tilt it to get out. From there it was all by feel because I couldn't really see anything. I had a small ratchet that had a thumb wheel built in and that worked good for the front one. The back one was the hardest, mainly to get a straight position on the screw head. I used a thumb ratchet for that. You don't really need a long socket for any of these, but I had a 3/8 to 1/4 adapter on it. Now removing the actuator that took some force, or maybe it was the wiring harness keeping me from being able to pull it much. I eventually got it. I glanced at the old and new part and the marks seemed to line up (door in the up position), so I quickly put in the new while I had the feel for it. I put the front screw in first and tested it. As soon as I put the key in and air, the door went down fine. Tested a few times and it went up and down fine. So, at least for mine, it went in fine with the door in the OPEN position. After doing all this, I realized it failed in recirc mode (door open). I think if it happens again, I will just leave it like that, because we always use the recirc anyway. Mine never really did clicking, just started making noise, then failed.
If you hear your blend doors randomly moving when your Jeep is off it’s because your hvac control module is bad. If it flashes every time you start the Jeep it’s an indication that the memory chip inside the unit is bad. It’s constantly looking for position of blend doors because of the memory chip. Hope this information helps you and everyone that comes across this video.
We replaced it and documented it in a later video. Thank you for watching. ❤️❤️
Mine from autozone lasted a year. Clicking is back!
Just can’t buy good cheap Chinese parts anymore…..What has this world come to !!…..That sucks man……We still going strong a couple years later……
I put the aftermarket one in and it lasted 3 months. Spent the $100 and bought a mopar one.
About a year now…..still going great. I feel lucky now !!!!…..Gonna go play the Lotto.
I am currently doing this now and had to buy an OEM part. The aftermarket did not fix it for my JK 2013 my socket is 7 mm deep well .
I have heard that some jeeps just will not take the aftermarket one. I don’t know the rhyme or reason as to what causes that, we own two jeeps actually and one of them I had to use OEM on. The other one aftermarket worked just fine. I just can’t figure it out.
Thanks for the vid, it helped a lot. That little tool came in handy for the rear screw. I will admit, I did not put the rear one back in. Looks like the part has plenty of guide pins to hold it. The force is a twist rather than push. I tried to get it a few times and thought, how important is this screw to the repair?
I like the thought. For sure it’s a pain and will try your patience definitely!!!!…Thanks for watching.
Any problems w not putting the screw back in? Cause I'm leaning to do the same thing.
@@dbcoop8593 nothing yet. Seems to be working great. Crazy how tight it is. It is a jeep not a Honda.
@Ovide Morin Yeah seriously. That was horrible. I went with one screw as well. And so far so good.
I need to get this done on my JK
It will try your patience. But can be done with little tool throwing !!!…LOL Thanks for watching.
My 10yr daughter calls the click my "Dashboard Gremlin" lol
LOVE IT !!!…..We are going to start using that!!! We will give her credit for it !!!
Her little arms and hands are going to help me put the new actuator in. She's been helping me since she was 4yrs when we did an axle swap together lol @@ALongLongWaytoGO
Great video. Horrible job. I'm taking a beer break working on 2nd screw to come out.
Man…If I ever do it again…It might be BEER’zzz break !!!!! Thank you for watching.
Please identify socket sizes to remove the speaker and the actuator... Thanks
Hey, can you guys give me a specific part number on the recirculation actuator that I can order from Amazon? Most of what I'm finding are blend door actuators, not recirculation actuators. They look similar, but I don't want to order the wrong part.
Apologies for the delayed response, but your question has led me on quite the expedition of countless sources to research…..having not had much definitive answers….I was FINALLY able to come across a post on the JK forums where I found an answer…..If leads me to learn that the “actual” actuator is the same part for all three positions. Tge blend door simply reuses the long arm attached to the actual blend door. ASSUMING I am correct in assumption you are after the one located just to the right of the steering column. Dorman 604-029
I wish you would’ve shown how to get the speaker out!
That was the easiest part. Sorry man…..
Once everything is out and ready for the new Actuator. Do you need to hold the doors halfway up? I hear people are breaking the gears, same noise with the install.
What is the secret to locking in the replacement part? Thx.
My Jeep dealer said it’s $1300 to fix. Vampires
If I remember correctly….the door will be almost in the full open position….the actuator and the door will only go back together correctly one way…the actuator splines and the receiving shaft on the door, only want to line up one way…the new actuator should already be indexed and oriented in the correct position…should be no reason to turn the shaft if the door is in the almost fully open upright position. Thanks for watching. It will try your patience but you can beat it with patience.
No long term issues with the Dorman?
Personally NONE….working just fine. Some say they do…some say rarely….so far so good for me.
Doing mine now…..lord be with me!
I’ll say a prayer for you !!! Your going to need it !! Patience is going to be your friend.
@@ALongLongWaytoGO done! Had to grab my nephew with small hands and arms. Part came from O..O…O…Orieeeeeely’s…..Auto Parts.
@@bjeligarrow6366 Congratulations!!!!…..I will gladly let you do the next one !!!!….Now wait till you do the hot/cold blend…..It’s under the dash between the steering column and radio!!!
Did you have to remove the passenger seat?
No I did not. I’m not for sure if it would make a difference or not. It would be interesting to see if it would…..hopefully I never do that again..P I T A !
Thanks for watching. I really do appreciate it.
So you have a part number?
6:34 in the video. Thanks for watching.
what year jku is this, mine is on the driver side
2013 Sahara. There are several actuators though. This particular one is for the blend door.
What socket size is used for this
3 minutes 51 seconds in video….7mm….Good luck!!!….It will try your patience.
Whats the part #
6:34 in the video shows the PN#. Thanks for watching.
Why are the actuators functioning when there is no activity in the vehicle ??? They just randomly start moving
Yep.....its a weird thing when you walk out there and they are cycling....what the heck??...No clue.Im wondering if it has something to do with the HVAC control board which we are fixing to replace next....
By the way...Your channel name is AWESOME !!!
I got the tool for this just as you have and I can't even get this close to front screw. Lord knows I have done said some words and just getting the bolts out is a days job. Unless you have a 5 year old size hands it is no easy way to get to it unless you take your entire dash board off.. the wiring harnesses are in the way even stubby wratchets are too thick to get between the bolt and the harness to line it up.
I feel for you. It was certainly no easy task. I did manage to manipulate the harnesses just enough to get it done. It it was definitely with quite a few explicitlives though. But I am thankful I did it myself and saved several hundreds of dollars. Thanks for watching. I really do appreciate it.
So the door needs to be all the way up? Another guy doing a video said halfway up. 🤷🏻♂️
The particular actuator I purchased had to have the door in the upright position to align the splines up correctly with the recirculation door…..before sliding actuator onto shaft in place.
What is the part number
6:34 in video shows PN#. Thanks for watching!!
Door swung open and dent my panel smh. Still haven’t got the damn thing out. Now I gotta pay to get the dent fixed. This shits gonna cost me. God dammit
Man that blows….did the wind catch it and swing it hard into the fender or cowl?
@@ALongLongWaytoGO The side view mirror hit the cowl. Wind caught it while I was closing it. I let the door go to get the wire harness inside and bam. I feel better now after a few hours of beating myself up about it. Going to try to again tomorrow. Wish me luck
Got it done! What a relief. I’ll end up adding some cowl covers to hide the dent. What a PITA that was. Thanks for the video. Very helpful
@@Thomas-tm6hg man I’m glad you conquered it…but so sucks about the cowl. Time for body armor.
I wouldn't worry about those dings on the cowl buddy, every jeep jk on the road has them from the same mistake, shit happens. I bought mine with those dings, I was pissed off for a day or two cause I didn't know how I was gonna fix it, after everyone in forums telling me they did the same thing and that it's bound to happen eventually, I just ignored them😀
This is why I insisted on manual door locks and windows. The more electronics, the easier it is to fail. Less complicated means fewer problems. Just sayin'
I didn’t know the windows and locks had anything to do with the HVAC system…I guess other than heated mirrors maybe??
@@ALongLongWaytoGO dude, just that the more you rely on electronics, the more likely to have problems. I walked out to my 04 Liberty with a dead battery from the electric door locks cycling on and off. Thankfully I had a manual transmission and could start it, rolling down the driveway. If you are happy with your situation, who am I to question it?
@@nonayerbidnet6974 nahhhh…..I just pretty much love my ‘29 Ford.
Don’t, DON’T install new actuator with the recirculater door in the open position
OK…..Elaborate please ?……It’s been two years now and working great.
Get to the point
Yea sir…..Here’s the point…..Move on if you don’t like it. There…..Point made.