Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 1504
DEFROST DOOR AND LEVER
(1) Remove and disassemble the heater-A/C hous-
ing. See Heater-A/C Housing in this group for the
procedures.
(2) Remove the panel/demist door and lever from
the upper heater-A/C housing. See Panel/Demist
Door and Lever in this group for the procedures.
(3) Insert a screwdriver into the latch hole (Fig.
44) of the defrost door pivot shaft to release the latch
of the defrost door lever, and pull the lever out of the
pivot shaft from the outside of the upper half of the
heater-A/C housing.
(4) Reach inside the upper half of the heater-A/C
housing and carefully flex the defrost door (Fig. 45)
enough so that the door pivot clears the pivot hole in
the housing.
(5) Remove the defrost door from the heater-A/C
housing.
(6) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
FLOOR DOOR AND LEVER
(1) Remove and disassemble the heater-A/C hous-
ing. See Heater-A/C Housing in this group for the
procedures.
(2) Remove the floor door vacuum actuator from
the lower heater-A/C housing. See Mode Door Vac-
uum Actuator in this group for the procedures.
(3) Insert a screwdriver into the latch hole (Fig.
44) of the floor door pivot shaft to release the latch of
the floor door lever, and pull the lever out of the
pivot shaft from the outside of the lower half of the
heater-A/C housing.
(4) Reach inside the lower half of the heater-A/C
housing and carefully flex the floor door (Fig. 46)
enough so that the door pivot clears the pivot hole in
the housing.
(5) Remove the floor door from the heater-A/C
housing.
(6) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
RECIRCULATION AIR DOOR
A recirculation air door and vacuum actuator are
used only on models with the optional air condition-
ing system.
(1) Remove and disassemble the heater-A/C hous-
ing. See Heater-A/C Housing in this group for the
procedures.
(2) Remove the recirculation air door vacuum
actuator from the lower heater-A/C housing. See
Mode Door Vacuum Actuator in this group for the
procedures.
(3) Reach inside the lower half of the heater-A/C
housing and lift the bottom edge of the recirculation
air door upwards (Fig. 47).
(4) Guide the recirculation air door lever through
the air intake grille of the heater-A/C housing while
removing the door from the housing.
(5) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
Fig. 45 Panel/Demist and Defrost Doors
1 – PANEL/DEMIST DOOR
2 – UPPER HEATER-A/C HOUSING
3 – DEFROST DOOR
Fig. 46 Floor Door
1 – LOWER HEATER-A/C HOUSING
2 – PIVOT SHAFT
3 – CRANK ARM
4 – FLOOR DOOR
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