alfdoc -

I don't think the actuator is broken.

With respect to the linkage, it seems to be jammed out of "time".

Besides the arm that pulls into the actuator housing which transfers motion to the lever arm attached to the flap pivot rod via the white plastic piece, the approximate 170 degrees of gear teeth on the white piece seem (in the #2 photo) to mesh with a black gear below the white piece. I have no idea what function this serves.

Since I'm not equipped to capture the refrigerant, I may be at a dead end here.

I've got to think about this for a while.

- Bill