How To Change The Door Lock Actuator

Car door lock actuators are designed to lock and unlock a door without the effort of pulling on a cable and rod.

How to change the door lock actuator.

Ford uses a modular design door lock actuator. Common hand tools. In some cars the door lock actuator is positioned below the latch. Diy bri shows you how to repair a door lock actuator without a complete replacement.

A door lock actuator is responsible for locking and unlocking your doors. How a door lock actuator works. This manipulates a series of rods that slide back and forth opening and closing the locking mechanism at the door latch. On a vehicle with electric locks the process is a bit different.

When the door lock switch is triggered the actuator s motor powers a set of gears that lock or unlock your door. When the actuator stops working there is no communication between the door lock switch and the door locks and you ll be unable to lock or unlock the door. A rod connects the actuator to the latch and another rod connects the latch to the knob that sticks up out of the top of the door. On manual locks the locking function operates by pushing or pulling on the door lock.