Hi from The Netherlands. I solved the problem with an actuator in another way. I drilled, carefull, a 3mm hole in the case near the electric motor gear. Then I blowed WD40 inside the actuator. Now the actuator is working again. I could reach the actuator without removing the door lock.
I just bought a secondhand vehicle with two broken actuators. Auto wreckers want hundreds of dollars for replacements. This little video has given me a major boost toward fixing the problem myself for nothing, thanks so much!
If you dont want to do this twice. I recommend replacing the DC motor. The brushes get worn and carbon builds up on the commutator creating resistance. A lubricant for the bearings would be to use 3 in 1 oil.
Ther s another problem with those junk little DC brushed motors. The dust from The brushes Will deposit on The copper commutator/collector of The rotor, and There will be no more good resistance free of The current to pass from The brushes to The collector, hence, The motor will move sluggish, or not AT all or randomly,. You can measure with a meter on resistance/ohms, and turn slow and stop, read The value, turn, stop, and so one. A bad one will have for example, 5 ohm, 10ohm, 80 ohm, 200 ohms, în different positions of The shaft. A good one will have a constant 3to 5 ohms, values depending on various motors. The Best option îs to carefully beat those lateral metalic tabs, and open The plastic part with The brushes, carefully and clean The collector of The rotor with a sharp cutter/knife, gently scraping The copper plates/armature, and clean whith a needle The space between them(dust from brushes collect There and shorts The armature/not a good thing for motor torque)
Correct Andrew. If I could get a similar motor, I would simply replace it. Also, for lubrication, I would use silicone lube instead of WD-40. But nice video guide still.
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I just repaired a door lock on my Mitsubishi Pajero Gen 4, with basically the exact same issue as described in the video. Thanks a lot for the tutorial!
I nice tip I have, when you want to pop or separate two plastic parts stuck together, use a Wood chisel. Jam it between the two piece and slowly/gently try to separate them by prying or turning the chisel (Be careful when doing this). Using a screw driver works, but cause more damage to the plastic.
Beaut vid !! I would highly recommend NOT using a strong 2 part type glue to put it back together though !! I would recommend a light layer of silicon and zip ties so that a repeat fix in the future can be done again easily without busting the cases completely..and if small cracks are made like it this vid, i would say seal those little areas up with silicon too for less moisture entrance.
There are times when central lock doesn't open by hand that's why it takes some time before i can get out of the car..like it is stucked on the lock position it needs a lot of effort before it opens..what could be the solution to this? 2008 mazda 3 AT 1.6 Thanks.
Wonder if that will work for my 2011 Cadillac CTS? I guess I'll buy the part, try that, if it applies to my actuator I can just get my money back. If not, I'm stuck with a shit job. We'll see, thanks for the video bud, I appreciate it.
good evening I have a 2012 chevrolet aveo and when I open the door the ceiling light does not come on either the driver or the front passenger. Sometimes if I open the door, the ceiling light works, but most of the time, it does not. you know what could be wrong with .the car locks and unlocks normally
Hey there. I have an 08 Town Car, and it looks like I need to replace my lock door actuator on it. Same location as yours; the rear door on the driver's side. It's currently jammed and I can't get the door to open at all. Here's the thing I wanted to find out from you: it was actually briefly working for a day or so, a few weeks ago, after getting it back from a mechanic who was diagnosing something on the car for me. I haven't been able to talk to the mechanic since then......but I suspect that he might've briefly dissconnected the battery for a brief time. Do you think dissconecting(then reconnecting) the battery is the reason why that door was briefly working?
The most common reason for a door lock actuator to not work is a poor connection. Try lightly hitting the door while pushing the unlock button. You might get lucky.
Hello & thanks for the video, do you or anyone know if that works on the pull or push? I'd like to apply it to something else.. (electrical trunk latch on motorcycle)