Planning to remove your heater box with dodgy direction?

[Riley 0]

If you are,and the heater controls have always been a bit dodgy (direction wise)

 

If the geared lever (which cable goes onto) is bending/lifting when you move the cable you can do the following.

 

The geared lever is held with 3 prongs (prone to snapping) and in the center there is a pin/bucket that supposedly hold it in there by pushing the 3 pins open.

 

You need a 5mm bolt with a flat screw head/a suitable washer and a lock nut.

 

Remove the pin/bucket from the lever/remove the lever and snap off the 3 prongs (if they are still there)

 

sit the lever back in place,and push the bolt/washer through from inside the heater box.The washer should sit perfectly in a circular cut out,and the bolt head will clear the flap that moves.

Stick your lock nut on the top outside (inside the geared lever) and nip it up while moving the cable...keep going until it feels smooth/free but works fully.

Just done this on mine and the controls work better than they ever have.

 

Neil.

[Riley 0]

ps:my geared lever still had all three prongs...but was still lifting/bending when moving cable...

 

Snapped the 3 prongs off and bolted the lever in,mint.

[Riley 0]

[Niges16V 0]

How do you actually remove this?? I found that my lever is a little stiff which means it is very stiff to move with the controls. After lying on my back upside down looking at this lot I decided it was dash out job, which I could really do without.