my power locks work with the door panel off,but not with it on.the wire must be sticking where the door panel touches the plastic.theres no where else to put it.I can put a shield around the wire push rod but that would put a bulge in my door panels.does anyone here have a good way to solve this?

 

This happened to my friends formula the door lock accuator was too weak and needed to be replaced.

 

Funny thing about my PDL is that when I hit the lock button on the drivers side, it'll lock the passengers side on the first try but I have to hit it 3-4 times for it to lock the drivers side. I'm just glad I have that little slide door lock too so I don't have to hassle w/ it.

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1986 Berlinetta, 2.8L, newly rebuilt 700R4, 3.42 Posi. 131K miles and counting, K&N air filters.

 

mine has the exact same problem, passenger locks immediately, driver takes a couple of times. My passenger door did that for a while. Finally, I just took off the dorr panel, shot a lot of WD40 up in there, and it has worked fine since. need to do that to my driver door now

 

texas,what parts did you oil?
I recomend you use silicone lube next time,as it is resistant to moisure common in the doors.

 

Junkyard:
WD in WD-40 stands for water dispersion. It was originally designed as a rust inhibitor, but will work perfectly to clean the contacts and keep the rust or corrosion at bay (for a while). Silicone will float on rust or moisture, and won't work as well, and will insulate a poor electrical connection. I have the same problem with my locks, so I'm just gonna douse them both.

Good luck