Recirculation flap stuck half way

[leeflavell]

I've noticed the recirculation flap in my 182 gets stuck at the halfway mark. If I manually push it it moves easy and then will smoothly close perfectly by itself, but then get stuck again. Any ideas?

 

[MLB]

Might be a crack in the square hole that the actuator slots in so that it closes fine but can't get the flap up to open it fully.

 

[leeflavell]

Might be a crack in the square hole that the actuator slots in so that it closes fine but can't get the flap up to open it fully.

Do you know how to access this?

 

[MLB]

You might be able to get the actuator loose via the opening where the recirculation flap sits but that will be a right pain (it's only two screws but they'll be hard to acces.

Alternatively you'd have to take the whole recirc/heater unit out but that also houses the evaporator so if you've got airconditioning it means getting that emptied first, then take half the car apart (it's not too bad to do to be honest if you follow the PMS ac delete guide) and then you might find the piece of plastic is fine.

I'll see if I've got some pics for you as I've had the whole thing out twice in the last couple of weeks.

 

[leeflavell]

You might be able to get the actuator loose via the opening where the recirculation flap sits but that will be a right pain (it's only two screws but they'll be hard to acces.

Alternatively you'd have to take the whole recirc/heater unit out but that also houses the evaporator so if you've got airconditioning it means getting that emptied first, then take half the car apart (it's not too bad to do to be honest if you follow the PMS ac delete guide) and then you might find the piece of plastic is fine.

I'll see if I've got some pics for you as I've had the whole thing out twice in the last couple of weeks.

Brilliant that would be great thanks

 

[MLB]

Hmm can't seem to find them, I must not have taken as many photos as I remember.

Basically you take the heater/recirc/evaporator unit out of the scuttle and the plastic tube with square hole that might have cracked sits in the hole that's circled in red with the recirc opening through the bulkhead circled in green

 

[MLB]

Ah right this is helpful, post nine shows the square hole that I mean! The actuator is screwed in with two screws

Recirculation flap on Climate Control

The recirculation flap won't work properly. It only ever goes half way, thus leaving a gap for outside air to get in so car won't stay cold with aircon on in summer or stay warm with heater on in winter. I've opened up the area under the windscreen behind the firewall part of the engine bay...

cliosport.net

 

[leeflavell]

Ah right this is helpful, post nine shows the square hole that I mean! The actuator is screwed in with two screws

Recirculation flap on Climate Control

The recirculation flap won't work properly. It only ever goes half way, thus leaving a gap for outside air to get in so car won't stay cold with aircon on in summer or stay warm with heater on in winter. I've opened up the area under the windscreen behind the firewall part of the engine bay...

cliosport.net

Brilliant that is is thanks, I'm going to try tackle this tomorrow. Thanks for the help 👍

 

[MLB]

No worries, good luck!

I've found this thread as well:
https://cliosport.net/threads/diy-clio-2-replacing-recirculation-door-actuator.721558/

I'm not entirely sure if you could get the cylinder with the square hole out but according o this thread you can acces the actuator if you remove the blower.