Durango 4WD V6-3.9L VIN X (1998)
Air Door Actuator / Motor: Service and Repair
Panel/Defrost Door Actuator Replacement
WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN
ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the instrument panel assembly from the vehicle. Refer to: "Body and Frame : Interior Trim : Dashboard/Instrument Panel : Service
and Repair" See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Dashboard / Instrument Panel/Service and Repair
Panel-Defrost Door Actuator
3. Unplug the vacuum harness connector from the panel-defrost door actuator.
4. Remove the two screws that secure the panel-defrost door actuator to the heater-A/C housing.
5. Rotate the panel-defrost door actuator clockwise about one-quarter turn to disengage the hooked end of the actuator link from the hole on the end
of the panel-defrost door lever.
6. Remove the panel-defrost door actuator from the heater-A/C housing.
7. Reverse the removal procedures to install. Tighten panel-defrost door actuator mounting screws to 2.2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
