Update: I did it! Replaced my blend door actuator successfully thanks to your video. Thank you for putting it up to help others out!

Got to finish it up this weekend and its done! Couple of things that helped me were cutting the finger ends off the rubber glovers so I could feel and buying a flex head ratcheting 5.5mm wrench (totally worth it). Everything came out pretty easy but putting the cam plate back on the levers took lots of patience and videos with my phone to get a visual of what was going on in there. What really helped with putting the actuator in was a flashlight inserted to the right and lighting up the area in the back, then you can peak through the right of the heating core box and see the pivot point which the gears fit into. I rotated the cam plate all the way counter clockwise so I wouldn't knock it when going in with the actuator and could see the hole I was aiming for. If your gears are in the wrong orientation plug in the actuator, turn on power and unplug when you have it in the right spot. This took about 3 or 4 tries before it fit in correctly. This whole process I had to use just my left arm and the hardest thing for me was putting the screws back in the holes. Bottom left no problem top left and right my arm would not fit in far enough. Solution 12 year old son , not kidding he had both in and screwed down in a bout 5 minutes. Plugging actuator in was ok and the only time I used my right arm, come in from the right and its about the only thing you can reach from that side. Thanks to all for the info, saved me a bunch of money!

Bruised forearms and 2 hrs later... Blend door fixed! Thanks for the write up. Was able to order a few tools and have them ready thanks to your video. 👍

I just replaced mine on my 2011 Titan. Was just like you explained. Thank you so much for making the video. My issue is the truck would only blow hot air because this actuator wouldn't turn. $40 at the dealership for a new one and now I have cold air again.

Didn’t have to run the ac for 5 but as soon as I turned it to 90 and then back down it worked! Unreal. Thanks for posting

Just got done doing mine, thank God! Was a pain in the ass, but your video helped me save $250

Man I just wanted to say thanks for the video! I successfully changed my blend door actuator. It was an absolute pain but I got it done and got that little tool you suggested. One thing I also did was take the radio out and that helped me see the part better. But it didn’t help me access it at all. Thanks again!

I did mine a couple of years ago using the same technique. Like hell I'm going to take my out dash out!!! It's not that bad. It will cut you up, but I can deal with that for a thousand dollars. Used my phone for photos and videos. It's all by feel. Take your time, and don't get frustrated. I now think Nissan is charging a grand plus and doing it this way.

Man, thanks so much for taking the time to post this video. Takes a tonne of patience and small hands but is do-able. I have a 2010 Nissan Armada Platinum which is basically the same as the Titan. Symptoms were initially the sound of a woodpecker when the heat was running, then eventually the woodpecker disappeared but I had nothing but hot air blowing out of the driver side vents no matter what the climate control was set at. As of today, the updated part number is 27743-ZP00A. I found a 7/32 or 5.5mm ratcheting wrench is very helpful in addition to small ratchet and socket of the same size. I also needed a magnet as I dropped screws a couple of times trying to get them back in. I mounted the new actuator and then tried plugging the wires back in which was very hard so might be easier plugging in wires before stuffing the new actuator back there and mounting.

Thanks alot for this video. I've been putting it off thinking I would have to rip the dash out. Shredded wrists and hands but the job wasnt bad at all. Tricky getting the screws back in. Smaller hands and thinner wrist would have been great.......thanks again

Thanks for the guide. I have done 3 of these without removing the plate under the actuator. Made a socket to do it similar to what you did, used mirrors to see, magnets for screws, etc. Also found it useful to remove radio to see better. I bought kevlar sleeves to wear to do them, helps big time. FYI if you have thick wrists or big forearms forget it, you physically will never get your arm in far enough. Thanks again for tips!!

Gotta tell ya, you should have mentioned it was a 2004 model. It's pretty unlikely it is relevant for working on my 2015. Nevertheless, it was good to see you doing it without taking the dash apart.

I saved alot of money doing it myself!

If you use a t20 torx low profile wrench (like the carlyle SDSLPH5) you can use that on the really hard to get screw. Also helped to have the battery disconnected after aligning the actuator shaft so it didn't move unexpectedly

Great info. Just started mine last night and got to putting the white plate in on the levers before I ran out of time. Any suggestions for getting the actuator assembly gear to drop in the hole after lining up only got to try a couple of times but seemed like a pia as I kept hitting the back wall?

I dont know how to say it right now cuz I've have a few dranks...and idk why i looked this shit up right now @ almost 1 in da morn but hot dam you got the mirror, the light and the video at the same dam time when you got the actuator in place in the dark!...All i can say is thank you

The black box that you take the cover off of? If you unscrew the fastener on the white block to the left of it (you can see it in your video) and push that out of the way, you can basically fit both your hands up in there. Helpful if you don't want to drop and lose your tools. It also helps a lot to unplug the electrical connector to the right of the black box. None of this likely matters for small hands, but is a huge improvement if you have big hands.

Ordered one and going to try it myself! I refuse to pay $1,000.

Thanks for the video. Just finished mine. $35 part from the dealer and lots of layers of skin ripped from my forearms, but got it done in a few hours total. Removing the radio and screen doesn’t help with access, but it does let you see a little more and it’s pretty simple to take out. I never could get the front left screw started so hopefully it stays put with two. Unbelievably tight space to work in, but it is possible.

Thanks for this video! I’m wondering if this works for my car! I have a ‘15 Nissan Rogue! Dealership is saying it’s the heater box && it’s $2k to fix! Help please and thank u😩

Would this be the same for a 2009 nissan titan. I found an actuator below the left side of the ac controls way at the bottom

Any idea where to get the cam? One of the projections was the problem with mine?

So mine broke again just after a year. Urg! So I think the reason why is because when I put the new one in the plastic gear wasn’t set in the correct position and when I was switching from cool to heat it was putting stress in the gear. This time like you there was no clicking sound like before. It just completely broke off. So I’m gonna make sure the gear is all the way on heat and that the actuator is turned all the way to the right. I am hoping this will solve the problem. I have it half way in at the moment and will have to take it back off in order to do this. 🤬 but if it solves the problem then it will be well worth it.

Hi. This video is very helpful. I just wonder if this will apply to my vehicle. I have a 2015 nissan versa. The air is cold to the touch on the pipes of the blower motor. So I know it's either the resistor or the blend door . The problem is when the actuator is searches by my vin number I'm being told by the Nissan dealership that the components are all sold together.. Something called a heat box??? 792.00😩 Will a different brand for the actuator like from a part store work on my vehicle?

Do you have the part number for this? Want to verify I am ordering the correct part.

Hi , Nissan murano 2014, when changing temp from 18°c to 19 went from cold to hot in instant is that a blend door issue or something else?

Anyone know of a video like this for the 2017 model year Titan?

Is a 2016 frontier the same

Great video and just think you wont have a dash that rattles down the road! I did it the same way.

Please help All blent doors are broken in mine .. i tried to fix them as far as i can but now all cars smoke get inside the car while i open AC on and i don't know what to do more

Works on 15 Nissan frontier just no extra plate. 2 screws hold the actuator. Saved me several hours

I would like too see more light. So how would you put a better light in there. Because you work we can't see what your doing .so please get better lighting in there. Thank you James .

Is it possible to remove the actuator and mounting plate without removing the white cam plate, and then not have to worry about trying to get the cam plate back in alignment?

I've got a 2012 Pathfinder that clicks when I turn the recirc air off

What year ?

This might be a stupid question, but bear with me: would/could you be able to prehaps instead of relying on the act of the actuator opening and closing the blend door, you could run a wire or two through your vent to operate the door manually? I mean, isn't that how most car climate control systems worked up till like 2001? They were all levers and rods, weren't they?

I have a 2010 Nissan Armada. My problem is the air conditioner on the one hand, the driver is hot and on the one hand the passenger is cold, please help

Will an actuator go bad and cause constant clicking when off, draining the batt?

What year Titan is this? And is it the dual-zone driver/passenger climate control?

i like the commentary lol

To see above there, unfortunately, you didn't have the flashlight aimed to see anything up there.

What year maxima

Just replace mine but still not cutting off the cold side

I have same problem with my Nissan Titan 2010. Mechanics want $565 to replace this part. I try but too hard . Its Nightmare . Thanks Nissan .

So which car and model are these instructions for?

So from my understanding your doing this from the passenger side? I had my arm reached up inside the drivers side to get to it. Got the old one off but that stupid cam plate fell off and I couldn't get it back together. Stuck on vent now. Lol please help

How are you guys doing this? You must have longer and skinnier arms than I do.... I can't get my arms in far enough.

Anyone do this in a 2017 Nissan Frontier???

Could this be done on a 2017 nissan frontier?

Put duct tape over all that sharp metal before you start working it'll keep your arms from looking like they got scratched up by a cat

Does this work on a 2006 Murano S ??? Because I show don't want to pay $1000K ..

Is this for 2011 nissan armada? Driver side is warn, passenger side is cold.

I'm about to do this but I think it's easier to just pull the dash lol

The dealer will not take the dash out, but will tell you they did just to charge you for that labor.

Where did you go to find the factory part because I se so many variations

Thanks, but I'd rather take the entire dash off, so this wouldn't be as much of a pain trying to use a mirror to see what I can't see.

Those boogers are not user friendly I take it