Clicking/ticking noise coming from near the dash?

Hi all,

My truck makes this annoying ticking noise near the dash somewhere.

It mostly happens when going over sharp bumps. It’ll be ticking like absolutely crazy if I go maybe 15 mph or so over really crumbly/rumbly asphalt that isn’t smooth at all (imagine a road that they ground down to resurface, or one that hasn’t been maintained in ages).

I was reading something about relays making a ticking noise and thought maybe that could be it.

Does anyone know of a common cause of ticking on a 1st gen somewhere in the dash area (could be passenger or driver side, not sure)?

 

Blend door Actuator
https://youtu.be/HG5k4zpjuWQ

 

This thread isn't too old so I thought I'd share my experience via video. I just fixed mine yesterday. Works great now. After reading through this and not finding any vids on how to fix it, I recorded my work. Hope this helps! https://youtu.be/VCylds8_1d4

 

Thanks, maybe that’s the motivation I need to get that click fixed. I’m still just cranking the music up and living with it

is it safe to remove the actuator and drive around? Just to see if that causes the click?