Smitty454

No, Ive articulated the door and the gears and everything operates as it should.

2001 Silverado Original mode door actuator to control defrost stopped working so I went ahead and replaced it with a mid range replacement from rock auto. Not A/C Delco. I figured it would last at least a couple years. Well it lasted a couple weeks. Went to Napa to get a replacement from their line. 3 year warranty so I figured that's not too bad. Well it lasted about 3 days. I popped open the actuator and a broken gear fell out. Is there a reason why my actuators a breaking on defrost? I plugged the actuator back in with the cover open and the gear removed and it does work. It seems like this is a mechanical issue with the gears. I know AC Delco is what is recommended and I almost always buy a Delco for most things but I have a feeling that the gears are going to bust even with one of those. Does anyone have any ideas on this one?

Bringing this back from the dead. Did removing the foam actually work to get rid of the smell? Removing the foam is one thing but I wouldn't think you would want to remove the heavy rubber because of sound deadening and heat.