More on door lock actuator.
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11-01-2017, 10:24 PM
More on door lock actuator.
To start, see my posting: "Simple Door Lock Actuator Removal and Repair." That procedure worked well.
Now my actuator motor failed.... Replacement motors are on eBay for under five dollars and come without a pressed on gear. There is one with a nine tooth gear on the motor, but the gear diameter is small, but can work if a 1/32 cardboard shim is placed under the motor. I heated the gear on my defective motor to remove it and the heat destroyed the gear. Lessoned learned! I need the tiny gear for repair and cannot find a replacement anywhere . It has nine teeth and about 5/16 wide. If anyone has a defective actuator for a facelift model (mine is a '93) or a dead motor with the gear, I would like to buy it and pay postage (afterburner1sbcglobal.net)
As a heads up, if you are repairing the actuator as you open it be careful not to let the two slides fall out before you note their position.
Now my actuator motor failed.... Replacement motors are on eBay for under five dollars and come without a pressed on gear. There is one with a nine tooth gear on the motor, but the gear diameter is small, but can work if a 1/32 cardboard shim is placed under the motor. I heated the gear on my defective motor to remove it and the heat destroyed the gear. Lessoned learned! I need the tiny gear for repair and cannot find a replacement anywhere . It has nine teeth and about 5/16 wide. If anyone has a defective actuator for a facelift model (mine is a '93) or a dead motor with the gear, I would like to buy it and pay postage (afterburner1sbcglobal.net)
As a heads up, if you are repairing the actuator as you open it be careful not to let the two slides fall out before you note their position.
Last edited by afterburner1; 11-02-2017 at 09:49 PM. Reason: clarity
