Thread: Santa Fe heater issue

Thought I would update this as I finally had the time to get the dash apart. I got most of the dash removed but couldnt get it the whole way off. Something was stopping it and I didnt want to break it by forcing it. There must have been a final screw or bolt stopping it. It defeated me. I have had a sufficient break and am now interested in trying again. We want to sell the car, and thinking having half the heating not going will be an issue for a potential buyer.
Ill give it another nudge on my next days off I think.
One thing I did find that I would appreciate some advice on, was when I unclipped the rod that was being moved by the actuator I could move it freely back and forward by hand. It sounded like an internal door was in fact being opened and closed, however when I did it manually with the heater on there was no change in temp. Points to the door as being faulty. When I tried the same thing on the non faulty drivers side, I could not move the door manually.

If I remove the blower motor from behind the glove box, am I likely to have access to that door? Or do I really need to remove the whole dash and just start taking shit out until I get access?