Man, I've been fighting with mine all morning. From trying to completely disassemble it and pull it out to repair it properly, to getting pissed after busting my finger and violently attacking it with a giant flat head screwdriver. I just want you to know that after spending hours watching videos on youtube trying to get ideas on how to handle this, I watched your video and went out side with your approach. Got my handy dandy utility knife and fixed mine just like yours in not even 5 minutes. THANKS SO MUCH MAN!! I wish everyone on youtube facing this problem would find your video first. Such an awesome and easy approach. Take care my friend.

Thanks for posting this. It was extremely helpful in solving my air flow problem in a 2003 ford explorer. With summer here and my ac not blowing air it has been frustrating.

Thanks so much for this video. AC on the wife's car just wasn't cutting it, after watching this video and a little elbow grease I got the AC blowing nice and hard. Quick and easy fix.

Thanks for making this Video it'll help a lot of People that don't want use Saw on it...

thanks your solution in cutting the plastic housing to make a free hang hinge definitely was a smarter idea than szaw szawing a big hole in the plastic.. ive been having the opposite problem though. air cycles 1..2...3 all worked but my 4 was out.. im thinking to get the back out that people arent sure how to get to you gotta go under the hood to access it behind your cruise control motor and winshield wash resevoir

After 8 years of it being broken I just fixed it in about 20 minutes. Thanks for this video!

Great video! I was able to do this in about 20 minutes. Little tough to fit my hand in there but I got it. :)

Could you just leave the door flap off? Mine seems to be working fine without the door flap. Or is it better to put the door flap to cut of the fresh air? I live in Texas and it doesn’t get that cold. And so far it seems to keep up in the summer. Any thoughts?

Thanks, i had the same idea but I didn't want to risk braking the part! Now with your solution I think I will give a try! You are right its been made that way on purpose so we can take our cars to repair and spend just about $12,000 dollars Imagine 🤔 how many cars there is for the same fix or problem $1,200x 200,00 units $240,000,000 get it?

My 2005 explorer ac is blowing hot air do you think that's the problem ?? I put freon. I'm not sure if stuck closed??

by removing the three bolts/nuts, can that get access to the cabin filter? I have the Ford 2005 explorer. identical to yours /set up as i removed glove box as in your video. And is there even a "Cabin filter" at all on my Explorer ?

Just my two cents. You can install this cabin air filter above the blower www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=489028&jsn=7 Fits perfectly.

Does it effect the heat at all?

Thanks bro for the tip got it fix in 10 min

Is this located behind the glove box? Or in the engine compartment?

will that fix the weak vent issue ?

It is too hard to fit back.. did it with long strips..

remove dash replace door, done many of them in dealerships.

Same problem with my 03 explorer, I did what this guy did after finding and screwing open the failed actuator arm behind the vents above the center console and they still didn't blow correctly. My door fell above the squirrel cage as well was full of leaves. I just took the door out and removed the living hinge door altogether....blows like a hurricane now.

Bring back the dynamic duo. I can’t stand y’all.

No video on how you got in there? Just vague stuff about you cut something? -1

Anyone try glueing the arm back together

USE FLEX SEAL!!!

Does not show me on a 2007 Ford explore how to change the air filter you’re showing me 2002 at 2004 but not a 2007

Your hands... Are soooo small... I couldn't fit my hand past my knuckles in there cutting where you did. No wonder people cut the whole thing out.

More Ford design garbage.