Or take 3 screws out, pop the center vents out, open the flap with your hand and stick a exhaust hanger in there to prop it open. Takes 5 minutes or less.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 25, 2018, at 9:29 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I did it. Cheaped out, hacked the center vent flap, didn't pull the dash. > Desperate times etc. Now I have airflow from the center vents, controlled > by the dial only, instead of by the vacuum pod and the dial. Note that > there are two flaps for the center vents, one "inner" (deeper in the heater > box) controlled by the vacuum pod and one "outer" flap controlled manually > by the dial in the middle of the center vent. > > A high level description: Remove center console shifter surround wood, > ashtray, wood over climate control and center stack buttons. Remove > climate control push button unit, and loosen the row of switches so you can > move that aside. > > Remove the instrument cluster to access the center vent screw on the side > of the center vent, open the glove box and remove the other screw on the > side of the center vent. 4mm hex key, loosen the allen screw inside the > center vent that connects the dial to the flap. Use a couple picks to pull > the springs on the inside lip, left side of vent, so that the center vent > can be pulled out. > > Drill two very small holes into the heater box, below and on each side of > the hidden vacuum pod (located inside the heater box). [Where is the > hidden vacuum pod? It is #40 on the diagrams in Section 83 of the FSM. > The vacuum connection, the rivets that hold the pod inside the heater box, > and the arm connection on the inner diverter flap are all good clues. Note > that you'll have a very narrow opening at the bottom of the outer flap to > see the inner flap, and the inner flap is the target. > > Press the inner flap down, and feed a piece of wire into one of the holes > you drilled and up to where you can see it and grab it with a forceps, pull > it out so that you have a nice length of wire at each end to work with. > Repeat with the other hole. > > Working at the top, through the outer flap opening, twist the ends of the > wire together so they hook over the part of the inner flap door that has > the white plastic rivet that holds the arm from the hidden pod. Push the > inner flap down as far as you can, then grab the wires sticking out of the > holes you drilled, take up all the slack and twist them together so the > inner flap door is held open. Check to make sure your wire is nice and > secure both top and bottom, and the top is tucked in out the way so the > outer flap door will close completely. > > Put back all the parts / assemblies / wood trim. Enjoy nice airflow from > the center vents again. > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
