Motorcraft YH-1743 Blend Door Actuator White

I have a 2008 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer with the "clicking rear A/C" problem that seems to be so common with these vehicles. I wasn't sure if it was the blend door or the floor/roof vent actuator, but I read that they were both the same part, and also figured that if one had one, the other one probably wouldn't be far behind, so I ordered two of this part and replaced them both. Total job took about an hour, most of which was removing all of the trim panels and three of the seat belt anchor points needed to gain access to the rear A/C unit (which is behind the trim panel in the passenger side of the cargo area). Once the panels were off, one of the actuators was held in by 4 screws and the other with 3. I removed the screws, unplugged the harness from the old part, removed the old actuator, put in the new one (be sure to line up the grooves on the shaft with the hole that they plug in to), screw it in, plug the harness in, put the trim panels back (much quicker than taking them off), anchor the seat belts, and it's fixed. My rear A/C now works good as new and is quiet. I've heard the Ford dealer charges anywhere between $350 and $750 (or more) to do this job, so for about $80 for both parts and an hour of my time, not to mention the satisfaction of fixing it myself, it was well worth it. Anyone with moderately handy skills and a few tools could take care of this job in their garage or driveway. I highly reccommed this product!

Solved the thumping noise problem. Has been working for a month now with no issues. I changed out both actuators in my wife's 06 Expedition because it takes about one hour to rip half the rear trim panels out to get to these little gremlins. By saving half what the dealer wanted for the part I was able to get both actuators replaced thanks to Amazon pricing and I increased the odds that I wouldn't have to do this again for another eight years like the originals lasted.For fun, take the defective actuator apart when you are done. See the black gears that are stripped? That is what Ford decided to specify instead of metal gears which would have added about 25 cents to the cost of this part. Had they done that, you wouldn't be searching for this part or even reading this now and Ford could be spending their time building better cars instead of stock-piling more parts inventory. Think of that while you rip your interior apart.Allow at least one hour. Dealer probably "books" it at four hours.And yes, I'll probably buy Ford again because they don't take Federal bailout money like GM and then have more recalls than any company in history. Your tax dollars at work and as usual making things worse. Ok. I'll get off my soapbox now.

Did not work on 2003 Ford van needs to be 2002 Part on 2003 van

I ordered this part from amazon rather than pay twice as much for the same part at my local auto parts store. I was definitely not going to buy a cheaply made(china) version of this part as it is really difficult to replace....very tight spaces. Unfortunately for me, this was not the right part for my regular 2004 ford explorer xlt with manual temperature controls and no aux heater....luckily I was smart enough to test it before installing, i was pretty bummed when I plugged it in and nothing happened. I was able to pull my old one apart and see that my plastic gears were damaged. I was also able to pull this new one apart and very easily changed the gears and was back in business with my old part...its not ideal, but its way better than doing a return and then trying to find the correct part.

Lessen learned, the hard way.When ours failed I ordered a generic replacement to save a few bucks. It arrived quickly but was Dead On Arrival. Gotta love Amazon's return policy. Spent the extra few bucks for the Motorcraft for replacement. Works as expected.Doing the job once before made installation a breeze. 8mm ratcheting wrench and 8mm socket on 1/4 ratchet.FYI... these pry bars are must have if you work on vehicles....https://www.amazon.com/Pittsburgh-Piece-Nylon-Installer-Straight/dp/B07GSLVSLQ/ref=sr_1_5?crid=13V8EDU0Q4UC1&keywords=nylon+pry+bar+installer+kit&qid=1677870736&sprefix=Nylon+pry+bar%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-5

Exact fit, works great. Make sure you get the right one as there appear to be a dozen variations that look similar with different part numbers. This fit a 2004 Expedition top/bottom vent blend door (i.e, it's the actuator located top front of the right rear fender under the C pillar). I believe there is a different part for the other actuator ion the rear of the car (located in the center bottom of the rear fender - for the Hot/Cold blend door).I read a number of less than complimentary posts about the various aftermarket versions of this unit; the Motorcraft one works great.And, if anyone ever figures out what gear to buy to replace the $.10 plastic one that strips inside these units which is what makes them break, pleas publish it. The rest of the unit is fine except for that part.

This was purchased for a Ford Expedition, rear heat/cooling unit. There are two actuator's, one controls the flow of air between the roof and the floor, the other controls heat vs AC. At first glance both appear to be the same but they are different and not interchangeable. This actuator model controls the flow of air between the roof and floor. It has a cross shaped drive shaft. The heat/cooling actuator has a D shaped drive shaft.Amazon sells another Motorcraft actuator model (YH-1744) that I thought to be the D shaped drive shaft. It was not, it is the same as this actuator so I returned it. After researching I discovered that Amazon does not offer the Motorcraft part with the D shaped shaft. I found it elsewhere, at Rockau**. It is part number YH-1767.This is the second time I replace actuators. Clearly it's a poor design but fortunately they aren't too hard to replace. I tried the Dornan's and they did not last too long, about a year. Hopefully the Motorcraft's will last longer.