Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 988

24 - 58 HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 68 Blend-Air Door Remove/Install
1 – BLEND-AIR DOOR
2 – EVAPORATOR COIL
FLOOR-DEFROST DOOR
(1) Remove the heater-A/C housing from the vehi-
cle, and remove the housing cover. See Heater-A/C
Housing in the Removal and Installation section of
this group for the procedures.
(2) Remove the push nut retainer that secures the
floor-defrost door actuator link to the floor-defrost
door crank arm (Fig. 69).
(3) Disengage the floor-defrost door actuator link
from the floor-defrost door crank arm.
(4) Remove the floor-defrost door from the heater-
A/C housing.
(5) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
PANEL-DEFROST DOOR
(1) Remove the heater-A/C housing from the vehi-
cle, and remove the housing cover. See Heater-A/C
Housing in the Removal and Installation section of
this group for the procedures.
(2) Lift the panel-defrost door out of the heater-
A/C housing. Assure that the chute assembly on
the panel-defrost door is properly positioned.
(3) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
RECIRCULATION AIR DOOR
A recirculation air door and vacuum actuator are
used only on models with the optional air condition-
ing system.
(1) Remove the heater-A/C housing from the vehi-
cle, and remove the housing cover. See Heater-A/C
Housing in the Removal and Installation section of
this group for the procedures.
Fig. 69 Floor-Defrost Door Remove/Install
1 – PUSH-NUT
2 – ACTUATOR LINK
3 – HEATER-A/C HOUSING
4 – FLOOR-DEFROST DOOR
Fig. 70 Panel-Defrost Door Remove/Install
1 – PANEL-DEFROST DOOR
2 – HEATER CORE
(2) Remove the recirculation air door actuator from
the blower motor housing cover. See Mode Door Vac-
uum Actuators in the Removal and Installation sec-
tion of this group for the procedures.
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