Replacing HVAC under dash actuator

Update: I got it installed. The thing is my defrost works and my under-dash air flow but it’s not as cool still. So, why? It’s not blowing hot it just isn’t as cool as passenger side.

Heat works fine as well, just this drivers side not cool.

Are you saying this pic below is the thing I need to manually turn after I remove the actuator but leave it plugged up? The thing is it has the 2 holes where the actuator housing fits and it won’t line up but 1 way - I manually turned it every way but inside out lol trying to get the new actuator with the housing to fit ( it only fits if it’s turned a certain way and that’s how I got it back in... Are we sure the passenger side actuator isn’t a problem even though it cools much cooler than the driver's side (is this drivers side more the “ mode “ actuator than a blender?

Okay, as of today while driving the A/C is on and the fan dial is halfway, yet I notice it blowing hard for a few seconds and then not so much on its own I hadn’t touched the dial it was set halfway which would be like a medium blow. What does that mean?

That’s the first thing beside check fuses I did was cleaned the in-cabin air filter and reach inside the fan under it to get any debris was a leaf in it that’s it. Yesterday the air was on max, and fan was set to a little past halfway (as shown in pic) it was blowing on medium and then I heard it blow louder then back lower I was like hmm. The gold line is where it was set to blow and it always blows fine never an issue with flow, just that driver's side isn’t cooling.

Well, I’m went two miles up the road and back I didn’t it highly unlikely the A/C would freeze up with the passenger side is not blowing super cold and the driver's side is only a Luke cool - it’s not usable in the middle of the day when it’s 90 it just to hot outside. I'm stumped over this completely, but my gut says it’s something minor, just a matter of trial and error. I get what you're saying about unscrew the actuator leave plugged up and see if the other think resets itself. The problem is it’s where it needs to be for the housing to fit you can manually move it and that’s why I had such a hard time getting the housing back on it’s 1 position it fits.( I’m going to try to remove the fuses that go to that and then put back in and crank the car I was told that makes a reset. I guess I might have to face no A/C this summer I’m getting over frustrated. The shop said replace condenser and compressor but if the passenger side is 69 degrees at the time of check that means it’s working - just not drivers' side. Anyway, thank you for all your help, it’s greatly appreciated more than you know. I will try to check this soon.

My car was checked at a shop - full Freon, no leaks, working. Just temperatures different, they told me the passenger side was 68 and drivers was 74. Told me I needed to replace compressor and condenser $1,500.00, even though was cooling on passenger side. Anyway took front clip off car to fix a light and while it was off checked the condenser seemed to not be really dirty (gently with some pressure cleaned it) compressor is running and no noises. Months ago, there was a clicking ticking noise that I had no idea what was, it stopped. And it wasn’t quite summer so to speak here south Alabama, but thought nothing of it until time to really turn on the A/C. I'm going to try to rest the actuator I replaced under drivers dash I’m thinking it can be it needs calibrated). I will follow previous instructs on that and I’m wondering if the temp control actuator isn’t the one on the passenger side and it’s not working properly, there is blender / mode / temperature control - I’m hoping this is the real issue some where somehow lol, but I’m learning a lot for sure.

I have no way of knowing what the pressures are, all I know is it’s a lot cooler on passenger side but there again gets no cooler. That is why I’m wondering if the passenger side actuator is controlling the temperature since that seems to be the only issue? I’m assuming it was under the dash noise at the time but it stopped long ago hard to tell when some noise locations, but it was a tick, tick, tick. Lol

I’m hooked the housing but not the plug after turning car on A/C on the white thing does not move.

I took the housing off the white thing but did not unplug. The white thing did not move after turning on key /AC. I put housing with motor back on white thing and check fuses again / o return on car and A/C and it did not move. But it definitely controls the defrost and under dash air flow on drivers' side because when it was white thing it did not have defrost or under dash air. Maybe that’s all it does. Maybe my issue is with the passenger side actuator, maybe it controls temperature as well for both sides. It’s definitely been a mystery.