Who's changed the door lock actuators? Big deal? Straight forward? Did it fix the sticking problem?

j

 

Besides removing the door panel, and drilling out the rivet that holds the acutator, it was fairly simple. And it did solve my issue with them not fully opening or locking.

 

door panels are off.. not a drill expert.. did you mount the new ones with screws? Got any pics of the before and after?

thx!

j

 

I don't have any pics of the proceedure. But a drill bit that is the same size of the rivet is needed. Drill straight through it and that should be it. I used a new rivet but people have used an appropriate sized screw and bolt. I am sure someone else with chime in shortly.

 

thx a lot. j

 

I just went with a universal keyless system from ebay works great to took a bit of adjusting the position, little lithium grease sprayed on the locking rods inside the door makes everything smooth and gets rid of the stickyness

 

Before you run and replace your working/sticking accuators try a bit of cleaning
and lubing of the latches/slides/rods and related parts.

Remove the years of crud/old lube/dirt and be amazed how well they work!

Cured my sticky power locks.................

 

I have tried that.. and the driver's door is close.. passenger side isn't playing along. I'd much rather just fix these.. but, don't know if it's doable. They definitely sound like they hit hard.

j

 

I had the same problem, I used search here and followed the advise to shoot WD40 behind the boot on top. It freed mine up and I get a full throw on them. If I did it again I would do PB Blaster after because WD40 isn't a good lubricant, but it is a decent solvent.

 

behind the boot? Hmmm.. panels are still off.. I'll try it..

 

I had the same issues with the sticking. Lubed all the rods, connections, etc. These motor are hit and miss in build quality. Overtime they will go out and regardless of what you do to try and fix it, there is no way around it but to replace them. I'm not one to shell out money if the part can be fixed, but these power door lock actuators crap out period.

 

Just did mine a couple of weeks ago. Make sure you clean/lube (as best you can) the actual latching mechanism in the end of the door. That's what was causing my driver's side lock not to work properly. Both sides work great now!

 

I know it seems too much, but I maintain mine now after every rainy season right before it gets dry again out here in so. cal.

 

Rainy season in So. Cal...

But i am going to try this today and see if i can free mine up

 

Did my locks yesterday and happy to report they work again! Didn't have to get new actuators or anything, just went at it with brake cleaner to get all the old sludge out then put a good coat of wd40 on it and they work like day one

 

Yep I just did my doors recently too and man what a difference a can of WD40 can make!
They work like new now. Don't forget to shoot some WD40 straight into the key hole as well.

 

Great. Good thing they only needed a good cleaning and a spray of lubricant.