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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / March 2008Replacing Door Lock Actuators
I'm having issues with trying to lock my driver's side door. I now have to turn the key and push down of the button at the same time to get the door to lock. The power door lock actuator is jacked, right? (I hate electric powered option crap.) How tough is it to replace these? I'm also thinking about changing out the power window motors while I have the door panels off. Anyone go through this? How tough are these jobs? Please advise. Patrick '93 Cobra > I'm having issues with trying to lock my driver's side door. I now > have to turn the key and push down of the button at the same time to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Patrick > '93 Cobra Thanks for asking. TFrog's driver-side door lock is shot, too. Makes me think twice about where I park it. http://www.automedia.com/Automatic_Door_Lock_Replacement/res20050201dl/1 dwight > <NoOptio...@aol.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > while I have the door panels off. Anyone go through this? How tough > > are these jobs? Please advise. > Thanks for asking. TFrog's driver-side door lock is shot, too. Makes me > think twice about where I park it. Makes me miss my no-option car. > http://www.automedia.com/Automatic_Door_Lock_Replacement/res20050201dl/1 Thanks for the link, Frog! This has to be my next job. That, and power window motors -- might even spring for some fancy one click-up/down power window switches. This weekend I replaced my old ignition module -- tossed the one that was loose for a year because a screw had backed out -- for a Accel unit. Tightening the screw fixed the idle problem, but replacing it with a new module really woke the car up. Along with a new fuel filter, cap/rotor and spark plugs the car is running great! Patrick >> <NoOptio...@aol.com> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Makes me miss my no-option car. http://www.automedia.com/Automatic_Door_Lock_Replacement/res20050201dl >> /1 > > Thanks for the link, Frog! Ditto. I've got the same problem with the driver's side door. > This has to be my next job. That, and power window motors -- might > even spring for some fancy one click-up/down power window switches. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Patrick Patrick, how much do the ignition modules run? Sounds like a must-do. > NoOptio...@aol.com wrote innews:07a7d65c-c349-49d6-b72f-761b3eba56b3@h25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com: > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > with a new module really woke the car up. Along with a new fuel > > filter, cap/rotor and spark plugs the car is running great! > Patrick, how much do the ignition modules run? Sounds like a must-do. Joe, About 50 bucks and 10-minutes of work. Patrick >> NoOptio...@aol.com wrote >> innews:07a7d65c-c349-49d6-b72f-761b3eba56b3@h25g2000hsf.googlegroups.c [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> > Makes me miss my no-option car. http://www.automedia.com/Automatic_Door_Lock_Replacement/res20050201dl >> >> /1 >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Patrick Sounds like a no-brainer. Thanks for the tip! > I'm having issues with trying to lock my driver's side door. I now > have to turn the key and push down of the button at the same time to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Patrick > '93 Cobra Should be able to test the actuators when you get trim panel off. Be VERY careful if you're doing anything with the window actuator mechanism. It's under load from the internal spring and if the arm isn't unloaded properly you could get hurt. > NoOptio...@aol.com wrote: > > I'm having issues with trying to lock my driver's side door. I now [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > while I have the door panels off. Anyone go through this? How tough > > are these jobs? Please advise. > Should be able to test the actuators when you get trim panel off. Be > VERY careful if you're doing anything with the window actuator > mechanism. It's under load from the internal spring and if the arm isn't > unloaded properly you could get hurt. Yikes! That's good to know. Patrick >> NoOptio...@aol.com wrote: >>> I'm having issues with trying to lock my driver's side door. I now [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Patrick Oh BTW, I did not look at the link that Dwight posted, but if the instructions include "Drill out the huge pop-rivet holding the lock motor bracket..." Do NOT do it! I left mine intact and just spread the ears on the bracket enough to slip out the old one and again to slip in the new one. I still have the new bracket that came with the new motor so many years ago.  Signature"Yah know I hate it when forces gather in ma' fringe..." - Sheogorath "Contacting shutterfly help is an exercise in stupidity as they can't seem to grasp the fact it's NOT MY BLOODY ACCOUNT and some w.nker, one crack pipe short of a holiday, has signed me up in a system that has no closed loop confirmation yet has credit card information for billing." - Rev. Beergoggles > I'm having issues with trying to lock my driver's side door. I now > have to turn the key and push down of the button at the same time to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Patrick > '93 Cobra My passenger side does it. I replaced it once and I think it's getting wet. I've cleaned it with WD40 and then greased everything and it now sleeps inside so I hopefully won't have to worry about it. I remember the place I got the motor was the best price. Seems like it had "hydraulic" in the name and they were famous for their parts for convertible top mechanism parts. Signature"Yah know I hate it when forces gather in ma' fringe..." - Sheogorath "Contacting shutterfly help is an exercise in stupidity as they can't seem to grasp the fact it's NOT MY BLOODY ACCOUNT and some w.nker, one crack pipe short of a holiday, has signed me up in a system that has no closed loop confirmation yet has credit card information for billing." - Rev. Beergoggles
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