93 850 HVAC (heater assembly) - dampers
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93 850 HVAC (heater assembly) - dampers
I have just bitten off a big bite of car repair. I have completely removed the dash in order to replace the damper door/flap inside the HVAC assembly. It actually went pretty easily... slow and steady wins the race. Only one little casualty... broke that red plastic plug-like thing that acts as some kind of spring on the passenger side of the HVAC assembly.
Having said that, I now am in a position to reassemble the dash, however,
1) I would like to test the damper motors and see that they actually work. With everything removed from the dash right now, could I plug in the ECC module and turn the ignition on to start spinning the dials? (Or am I going to cause a major meltdown of some critical component that will only be accessed by removing the entire power train and turning the car on its side, or some other such nonsense?)
2) If I can't do (1), then how might I be able to test those motors?
3) When reinstalling the damper motors, does anyone know if they have to have the gears set up in some way in order to start moving the damper flap the right way? (I know that the car's computer will have to be put into that "learning" mode) but I was thinking more about the alignment of the gears themselves).
Having said that, I now am in a position to reassemble the dash, however,
1) I would like to test the damper motors and see that they actually work. With everything removed from the dash right now, could I plug in the ECC module and turn the ignition on to start spinning the dials? (Or am I going to cause a major meltdown of some critical component that will only be accessed by removing the entire power train and turning the car on its side, or some other such nonsense?)
2) If I can't do (1), then how might I be able to test those motors?
3) When reinstalling the damper motors, does anyone know if they have to have the gears set up in some way in order to start moving the damper flap the right way? (I know that the car's computer will have to be put into that "learning" mode) but I was thinking more about the alignment of the gears themselves).
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