If your ac or heat is stuck on and the ble.
1997 ford explorer blend door replacement.
I used duct tape.
An actuator can go bad in of two ways.
First the electric motor can burn out rendering the unit non responsive so nothing changes when the temperature or.
Cutout that triangular area with a razor knife or dremel.
See explorerforum online for more info.
Its a 1 hour job this way.
A blend door actuator is made up of an electric motor that turns a plastic gear set in one direction or another which is connected to an air control door pivot at the final drive of the unit.
Reinstall the plastic cutout with duct tape hvac flashing tape plastic repair epoxy or whatever you like.
Air blend door repair 98 ford explorer.