fresh/recirc question (1 Viewer)

[jessewmcgregor]

so ive seen this same problem mentioned but not a solution. my fresh/recirc does not work it kinda sits in the middle of the slide. if i push it to the side i feel soft resistance then it pops back to the middle. s i pull out the glove box and everything looks fine i can open the exchange by hand but it seem like the wire wont push hard enough to close the door flap. visually i cant find any thing wrong so what am i not seeing. thanks

 

[CruisinMT]

I have the same problem on my wife's FJ62. I'll be watching this thread.

 

[jessewmcgregor]

bump for a desperate man

 

[Joe_E]

Dude, you are just gonna have to dive in there. Might have a bad door spring or dead mouse or who knows. It's not a real common problem, that I know of.
Maybe pull the dash bezel and see if the control wire got bent and not giving you enough thrust to move the door properly.

 

[Butt Ugly Chuck]

The control cables are held solid to the heater control by some little clips. Could be that your cable is slipping within on of those clips. I think Joe-E is right, you're gonna have to dig in there a bit.
Butt

 

[sandcruiser]

maybe the cable is seized to the sleeve somewhere?
you could pull the cable, lube it, and check that it slides ok

 

[Front Range 4x4]

Yep, what sandcruiser said. Mine didn't work very well so I pulled and lubed the cable and now it's like new.

 

[jessewmcgregor]

well i have access to both ends of the cable and when i disconnect it from the fan flapper assy it slides fine but it seems to not have enough umf to open it. what should i use to lube the cable and is the idea to pull it out and hold it vertically and try to pour in it oil? also i noticed that the flap opens best with vertical pressure on the lever arm but it pushes with horizontal pressure. could this be a po's mistake or is that the way its designed? thanks for the ideas on the lube i will try that next