CrownAutomotiveSalesCo.,Inc.
BlendDoorRepairKit
ReplacesPart#:68080867AA
KitContents
1‐MetalBlendDoor
1‐PlasticBlendDoor
2–Spindles(1Spare)
2–Patches
1–GreasePacket
NOTE:Ensureallcomponents
inthekitareaccountedfor.
Thepivotshaftontheblenddoorsfailafteryearsofuse,causingtheHVACsystemtonotreacttotemperaturechanges
ononeorbothsidesofthecabin.Thereare2waystorepairabrokenblenddoor.Onewayinvolvescuttingapanelout
ofthesideoftheHVACunit.Thesecondwayrequiresremovingtheentiredashandsteeringcolumnfromthevehicle.
TheseinstructionswillonlyshowhowtorepairtheblenddoorsviacuttingtheHVACunit.Refertoafactoryservice
manualforinstructionsonrepairingtheblenddoorsbyremovingthedash.
1. Disconnectnegativebatteryterminal.
2. Disconnectthehydraulicarmfromthesideof
theglovebox(SeeFigure1).
3. Removethegloveboxbyfirstunseatingthe2
clipsatthetopofit(SeeFigure2).
4. Unclipthe3clipsthatthegloveboxpivotson.
5. Disconnectthetemperaturesensorandblend
doormotorplug.
6. RemovetheblenddoormotorfromtheHVAC
unit(SeeFigure3).Retainforlateruse.
7. Removetheretainingscreworcliptotheright
ofwherethetemperaturesensor(SeeFigure
3).Retainforlateruse.
8. RemovethespindlefromtheHVACunit.Itis
locatedbehindtheblenddoormotor.
9. MarktheareasthatneedtobecutintheHVAC
unit(SeeFigure3)usingagreasepencilor
whitemarker.
10. Usingadremeltool,carefullycutthelines
markedontheHVACunit.Becarefulnottocut
outsideofthemarkedlineontherightasthe
heatercoreandevaporatorcorearemounted
closetowherethecutwillbemade.The
bottomoftheboxdoesnotneedtobecutasit
hasatongue‐and‐groovejoint.Removethecut
portionoftheHVACunitandretainforlater
use.