Left Center Vent Motor -V110-, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Move The Driver Seat As Far Back As Possible.

-- Turn Off The Ignition.

-- Remove The Storage Compartment Under The Instrument Panel On The Driver Side. Refer To .

-- Remove The Left Footwell Vent (Driver Side). Refer To DRIVER SIDE FOOTWELL VENT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove The Accelerator Pedal Module. Refer To .

NOTE:

The Following Illustrations Show The Arrangement Of The Actuators And Their Retaining Plates On The Left Side Of The A/C Unit With The Air Channel Leading To The Left Instrument Panel Vent -A- Removed For Clarity.

Fig 1: Air Guide Channel Leading Left Instrument Panel Vent Is Secured By An Expanding Clip Or A Screw

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The Air Guide Channel Leading The Left Instrument Panel Vent -A- Is Secured By An Expanding Clip Or A Screw -B- Onto The Instrument Panel Crossmember -C- ; The Expanding Clip Or The Screw Can Only Be Removed When The Outer Instrument Panel Shell Is Removed.

-- Carefully Loosen The Air Guide Channel Leading To The Left Instrument Panel Vent -A- From The A/C Unit Vent.

-- Mark The Connector -D- If Necessary (To Rule Out An Interchange In The Event Several Connectors Are Disconnected At The Same Time).

Fig 2: Check Lever Pin And Connector Rod Pin For Correct Fit

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-- Disconnect The Connector -D-.

-- Remove The Bolts -C-.

NOTE:

To Remove The Bolt -C-, The Wrench - Special Ratchet:T40083 May Also Be Used.

-- Press The Curved Washer -E- Toward The A/C Unit And Remove The Shaft -A- (Of The Actuator -B-) From The Curved Washer -E-.

NOTE:

The Left Center Vent Motor -V110- Operates The Connector Rod -F- Via The Curved Washer -E- (And With It The Door For The Left Indirect Ventilation) And The Door For The Left Center Instrument Panel Vent Via The Lever -G-. If The Lever Pin -G- Becomes Loosened Out Of The Curved Washer Guiding Groove -E- When Removing The Actuator, The Door For The Left Center Instrument Panel Vent Will Not Actuate.

Fig 3: Press Cam Plate Toward A/C And Remove Shaft From Cam Plate

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In MY 2008, Revised Toothed Gears -A- And A New Bracket Were Installed As A Running Change (A Revised Collar On The Toothed Gear And A Revised Hole). Ensure The Correct Allocation Of The Toothed Gear To The Bracket (These Parts Are Supplied Together As A Replacement Part).

The connector rod -F- actuates the door in the left center vent.