How to replace climate control valve?
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How to replace climate control valve?
Ugh. I just got a call from my mechanic looking into why I'm getting cold air out of the side vents -- It appears that the climate control flapper thingy has broken, causing the flaps to get stuck. He's estimating about a 20 hour job to remove the dash, replace the part, and put everything back in again.
I'm willing to do the work myself, but I don't have any shop manuals or any special MB tools, and I'm wondering if this is something that I should attempt, or if I'm better off leaving it alone... Any thoughts?
This is painful because I just spent a good chunk of money to service the car at 100,000 miles.
Thanks,
Joseph
'99 E320 Wagon 4Matic, 102,000+ miles, hoping to drive it until the kids are old enough to be embarrased and won't ask to borrow the car.
I'm willing to do the work myself, but I don't have any shop manuals or any special MB tools, and I'm wondering if this is something that I should attempt, or if I'm better off leaving it alone... Any thoughts?
This is painful because I just spent a good chunk of money to service the car at 100,000 miles.
Thanks,
Joseph
'99 E320 Wagon 4Matic, 102,000+ miles, hoping to drive it until the kids are old enough to be embarrased and won't ask to borrow the car.
Last edited by Toybuilder; Feb 9, 2007 at 03:52 PM.
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'97 MB E420 Sport/'88 MR2
ouch..dunno..it does seem a bit of work..I'd check a Haynes or Chilton book and see if they have anything about removing the dash..if it looks simple and easy to understand, then maybe you can give it a try. Just hope this isn't your only car?
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'01 W210 E320 CDI
Here's a link with pics on howto remove the dashboard to get to the A/C innards:W210 dashboard removal
That's a job and 3/4, not to mention a huge mess. Maybe just close the side vents...
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Thanks Lancelot! That's pretty much what I needed.
What a mess! It seems cars are put together like consumer electronics now -- everything is a sub-assembly of sub-assemblies that are nested several levels deep!!!
What a mess! It seems cars are put together like consumer electronics now -- everything is a sub-assembly of sub-assemblies that are nested several levels deep!!!
