Fresh air/heating control cables, installing and adjusting (without A/C): Notes
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Installing and adjusting control cables on vehicles with A/C, see Control cables, installing and adjusting (with A/C) .
NOTE:
- Install cable ends identified with colored bands to control head levers.
- Connect the cables to the fresh air/heating controls before connecting them to the evaporator/heater box levers.
- After connecting the cables to the control levers, position the cable sleeves against the stops and fasten to the controls using clips.
- Adjust the cables at the flap levers with the control assembly installed.
- When the control knobs are turned from stop to stop, the flaps must move and audibly make contact with the stops.
The following list pertains to Fig 1.
- Main shut-off flap cable
- Connects blower control knob to main shut-off flap
- Black sleeve
- Length: 807 mm (31.8 in.)
- Adjusting, refer to Adjusting main shut-off flap cable
- Temperature flap cable
- Connects temperature control knob to temperature flap
- Blue sleeve
- Length: 585 mm (23.0 in.)
- Adjusting, refer to Adjusting temperature flap cable
- Footwell/defroster flap cable
- Connects air flow distribution knob (upper control lever) to footwell/defroster flap
- Black sleeve
- Length: 488 mm (19.2 in.)
- Adjusting, refer to Adjusting footwell/defroster flap cable
- Central flap cable
- Connects air flow distribution knob (lower control lever) to central flap
- Black sleeve
- Length: 639 mm (25.2 in.)
- Adjusting, refer to Adjusting central flap cable