2013 Fusion Hybrid Hot on one side cold on the other

[jnissen]

AC is ice cold on the drivers side but wife is reporting hot on the other side. I have done some research that the Ford's are notorious for having a bad blend door. Ordered a new blend door for the passenger side and managed to get the old one out tonight. Ran out of light but the new blend door seems to be very difficult to install in the cramped space they have it. Any recommendations for the install of this part?

 

I've already removed the glove box and the lower panel down in the foot well. About the only thing remaining in the area is the air bag down low. If I need to remove the air bag is there any tips so that the thing does not go off accidentally? Do you have to disconnect the 12V battery in the rear? I really will try to avoid removing the air bag but there is so little room to even see what your doing. Most of the removal was by feel with a very short angled screwdriver.

[jnissen]

OK so the blend door went back in but it was a contortionist nightmare. I unplugged the 12V battery in the trunk as the system will run through a startup sequence. Luckily the lever more or less lines up with the default COLD position of the two doors it controls. There is a foam washer on one of the arms on the airbox as well as the arm on the blend door motor. The one on the blend door motor kept falling off. I eventually used a drop of superglue on the arm and glued the foam in place. Made the install slightly less of a headache since the washer wasn't falling off all the time.

 

I tried the heat and it got slightly warm but nothing hot. It was 90 degrees outside so may have been part of the issues. I think it's fixed. At least it's blowing cold air out of both vents. May need to go through a OBDII test procedure to verify it beyond this initial test but so far so good.