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12-21-2014, 12:25 AM | #1 |
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How To: Deluxe Heater Control Lever Replacement
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Thought I would put together a quick tutorial on replacing the levers and cables on a Deluxe Heater Control unit. Pretty simple job that can be accomplished in about an hour once the control unit is out the truck. Hope this helps! The problem - broken soft pewter control levers in the deluxe heater control unit The solution - replacement steel levers from Old Air and new control cables (I purchased both through LMC). Step 1 - Remove the old cables by removing the 1/4" fasteners and retaining clips. Note - One cable connects to the front half of the lever near the control face. It is kind of pain to get to. Step 2 - Remove the Defrost Hose Bracket to gain easy access to lever fulcrum pin. Step 3 - Remove the lower bracket and blower switch (the switch connects into a groove in the middle lever). Switch Removed Pay attention to the bushing - the Old Air kit comes with a new one but don't lose it if yours does not. Step 4 - Remove any remaining knobs (may have to brake them to remove them). Levers ready to be removed - notice the distortion in the soft metal. Step 5 - Drift out the fulcrum pin (a few taps on the pin is all it takes) Components removed. Control Unit stripped down and ready for reassembly. |
12-21-2014, 12:33 AM | #2 |
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Re: How To: Deluxe Heater Control Lever Replacement
Part 2 - Going Back Together
Here are the parts in the kit from Old Air. It is complete and the levers are much more rigid than the original ones. Step 6 - Assemble the lever arms and spacers. The provided instructions are good and provide adequate detail. Step 7 - Install the new knobs (mine fit tightly on the new levers) Step 8 - Install new cables and reinstall blower switch and brackets . The new cables are much smoother but the cable end clamps suppled were inadequate. They did not match up well with the channels in the control unit. I ended up reusing the cable ends from the original cables on the truck. Also - the cable attachment on the front half of one of the levers is a pain! Complete and ready for reinstallation. A simple, easy improvement to get the heat working properly! |
12-21-2014, 01:35 AM | #3 |
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Re: How To: Deluxe Heater Control Lever Replacement
Thanks for taking the time to put together this nice write up
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12-21-2014, 08:09 AM | #4 |
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Re: How To: Deluxe Heater Control Lever Replacement
Nice writeup. I will be using this when I rebuild mine later this year.
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12-21-2014, 10:28 AM | #5 |
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Re: How To: Deluxe Heater Control Lever Replacement
Thanks for the kind words CaptainFab!
bj383ss - Hopefully it will be a help to you. I looked for similar information before I did mine but didn't find anything so I thought it might be useful. |
12-21-2014, 11:46 AM | #6 |
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Re: How To: Deluxe Heater Control Lever Replacement
Outstanding write-up! I like the pictures and the attention to detail. This really needs to be included in Woogeroo's How-To thread. Maybe you could shoot him a PM? I think that he would be glad to include it. If you haven't checked out that thread, you need to check it out. It's awesome!
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12-21-2014, 01:37 PM | #7 |
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Re: How To: Deluxe Heater Control Lever Replacement
Outstanding tutorial. I will be referencing this when I rebuild mine.
Since this was very good, I have added it to the FAQ for the 60-66 area. Thanks!!!
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Thanks chevy_mike! I have taken more than my fair share of info from this site so it is nice to contribute a little! |
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08-15-2015, 12:41 PM | #9 |
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Re: How To: Deluxe Heater Control Lever Replacement
How does this control mount on the bottom? I retrofitted to my non-deluxe 66 and it's just flopping around when I adjust the controls. The top screws were easy enough, but I can't figure out how it's supposed to get fixed at the bottom? I'm probably missing some parts?
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