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The cable tie is holding the cable housing in place (you can’t see it as it’s on the underside of the white plastic in the photo), to allow the cable to pull for hot and push for cold. Without the cable housing held in place the cable actuated control will not work. It may last for ever, but I...

Thanks for the tip, Rick. I will buy a replacement heater control next week when funds allow. But probably not replace it till I have to as getting down to the heater control was not to hard but actually removing it, I could not do.

And here is my temporary cable tie fix

Here goes, this looks like it is broken and there should be a small tab to hold the metal clip in place.

What looks broken https://imgur.com/gallery/6V9Tb2I Temporary cable tie fix https://imgur.com/gallery/hSwIfWt Pictures should be working now

I hope this works

I have found the clip and worked out which it goes on and it looks like to me the small plastic tab it clips behind nearest to the cable is broken off and the cause of the problem in the first place. So looks like I will need a new heater control. I will put the car back together for now as I...

I’m halfway there, I managed to remove the front of the dash area surrounding the heater controls. And the problem is the metal clip that grips the cable housing has come off. The cable is connected still and if i hold the cable housing in place and turn the knob the control works. The metal...

Hi, thank you all for your responses. Banshee I think you are correct as I remember something giving when turning the knob and now there is little resistance. How do I go about reattaching it? Does it require my taking apart the dashboard to get to it? All your help is much appreciated.

Hi, my air vents are stuck on hot. Turning the knob makes no difference wether it’s turned to red or blue only hot air comes out. With the blower off and the vents closed, it was about bearable until now, but now it is intolerable. I have looked under the dashboard on the drivers side and on...

Thanks banshee, the writing’s on the wall as far as my van is concerned but hope I can keep my car. Looks like I will have to wait until October the 25th and check on the TFL vehicle checker to find out.

I live literally on the outskirts of the low emission zone (not the ultra low emission zone) which basically covers the whole of Greater London. Currently this means vans below euro 3 and 4x4s older than 2002 have to pay a £100 a day if they drive in the low emission zone. I currently own a...

Thanks, I have not heard from the garage, hopefully they will get it done sometime next week.

Can not see the cause of why it does not come out :nenau The lorry has just came and picked it up. I spoke to the garage who said they had a lot on so will be several days before they can even look at it. Fingers crossed they can sort it.

Couldn’t see any threads but it was out a quite a way. It will hopefully be off to a garage tomorrow. Just another expense I could have done with out. I am glad it was just the housing and nothing more substantial as I would have to have thought hard about scrapping it.

It was the long bolt, it came out so far then would not come out any more. It just span with an inch or two of unthreaded section visible above the housing. Tried wiggling it but there was no movement. He tried levering it while turning the bolt, it stayed where it was and just span. He has...

AA mans gone, he went wild with the instant gasket, it looks a right mess. And has not worked. Luckily I made it home before calling them. And I am covered to get them to tow it to my favoured garage once I have spoken to them to make sure it’s ok to get it brought over. Atleast it was nothing...

Thanks for your help, he’s given up on removing it and tried to temporarily seal it with metal putty and instant gasket.

With the AA now, he can’t get one of the bolts out, all help welcome. Thanks

Hi rick, is the offer still there.