Floor/Defrost-Air Door

REMOVAL

WARNING:
- ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY (GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE AIR-BAG SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
- REFER TO THE APPLICABLE WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS FOR THIS SYSTEM BEFORE PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING OPERATION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

1. Remove the HVAC housing.
2. Disassemble the HVAC housing.
3. Remove the floor/defrost door actuator from the bottom of the HVAC housing.

Floor/Defrost Door Latch - Typical:

4. Insert a screwdriver into the latch hole of the floor/defrost door pivot shaft to release the latch of the floor/defrost door lever, and pull the lever out of the pivot shaft from the outside of the lower half of the HVAC housing.

Floor/Defrost - Air Door - Typical:

5. Reach inside the lower half of the HVAC housing and carefully flex the floor/defrost-air door enough so that the door pivot clears the pivot hole in the housing.
6. Remove the floor/defrost-air door from the HVAC housing.

INSTALLATION
1. Install the floor/defrost-air door into the HVAC housing by placing the door in the lower housing.
2. Snap the floor/defrost door pivot shaft over the latch of the door lever.
3. Assemble the HVAC housing.
4. Install the floor/defrost door actuator to the bottom of the HVAC housing.
5. Install the HVAC housing.