OEM Toyota Matrix Blend Door Actuator

Toyota Matrix Blend Door Actuator Parts and Q&A

• Servo
  87106-02210
  Q: How to remove the Blend Door Actuator / Motor on Toyota Matrix?

  A:

  Begin replacement of the Air Door Actuator / Motor by facing the wheels straight ahead while disconnecting the negative cable from the battery until the SRS system disables for at least 90 seconds. Time to separate suction pipe subassembly from the rest of the valves which include liquid pipe subassembly along with heater outlet water hose and heater inlet water hose. But before everything else it is necessary to recover refrigerant from the system. Take off the lower No. 3 Steering Wheel cover and lower No. 2 steering wheel cover, steering pad, and separate the steering wheel assembly from the rest of the components. The service personnel must remove the center instrument cluster finish panel sub-assembly together with the instrument cluster finish panel sub-assembly and metric hood sub-assembly and combination meter assembly. The first step includes disconnecting the front door opening trim Weather Strip LH, then removing the front pillar garnish LH (with or without curtain shield Air Bag) and finally disconnecting the front door opening trim Weather Strip RH before taking out the front pillar garnish RH (with or without curtain shield Air Bag). The next step requires the removal of the lower instrument panel finish panel assembly followed by the shift lever knob sub-assembly for manual or automatic transaxle and subsequent removal of center instrument cluster finish panel assembly for manual or automatic transaxle and the glove compartment door assembly together with the No. 1 instrument panel box door sub-assembly. Disconnect the instrument panel wire assembly followed by removal of the upper instrument panel sub-assembly while also taking out the radio receiver assembly with bracket (without navigation system) or navigation receiver assembly with bracket (with navigation system). The removal process requires discarding of the navigation antenna cord sub-assembly (with navigation system) along with air conditioning panel assembly, front upper console box, No. 2 switch hole base, console box carpet, and front console box assembly (for 2WD or 4WD). Disconnect the front No. 1 and No. 2 console box inserts along with lower center instrument panel finish panel (for manual or automatic transaxle) and lower instrument panel finish panel sub-assembly. The technician will remove both front door scuff plates along with cowl side trim boards LH and RH as well as No. 2 instrument panel under cover sub-assembly with instrument panel under cover and the front door scuff plates and cowl side trim boards on the RH side. The first step requires disconnecting the shift lever assembly followed by removal of lower and upper steering column covers together with turn signal switch assembly with spiral cable sub-assembly and radio wire sub-assembly. After removing the lower instrument panel sub-assembly you must also discard the column hole cover silencer sheet and separate the No. 2 steering intermediate shaft assembly (for 2WD or 4WD). The repair requires removal of the instrument panel sub reinforcement followed by No. 2 air duct sub-assembly and transponder key amplifier (engine immobiliser system), stop light switch assembly and steering post assembly and power steering ECU, air conditioning amplifier assembly. The work also includes removal of the rear No. 3, No. 2, No. 1 air ducts (with rear air ducts). The procedure requires removal of the center instrument panel register connector assembly and three other components: No. 1 air duct sub-assembly, center instrument panel to cowl brace, theft warning ECU assembly and instrument panel reinforcement assembly together with the air conditioning unit. The removal operation ends with uninstalling the No. 3 air duct sub-assembly and blower assembly (along with or without PTC heater) and the air inlet control servo motor by loosening 2 installed screws.