Door Lock Actuators

86StangGT · 06-17-2001, 02:38 PM

My lock actuators are bad, and I would at least want to lock my doors but twice I have tried taking them out but don't know how. If anybody has done it please help me get mine out.

Capri306 · 06-17-2001, 06:15 PM

I had to replace mine, so I'll give you an idea of how to do it. First you'll have to remove the door panel. Be careful so you don't permanently mess up too many of those panel pins. Next take a small punch and knock out the center of the aluminum rivet holding the actuator to the rear of the door. Then (being VERY careful) either take a chisel/screwdriver and knock the rest of the rivet out, of Dremel the rest of it and use a screwdriver to pry the rest of it to pieces. The actuator should then fall out quite easily. The rest is self explanatory.

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Capri306, Moderator, The Mustang Works Online
1979 Mercury Capri, 5.0L -- C4 -- 2.73
1987 Mustang LX Notch

Stang951 · 06-18-2001, 06:40 AM

what size rivet goes back into the hole?

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1988 Mustang LX w5.8/ 1993 Thunderbird LX 5.0 / 1990 5.8 block/ Edelbrock Perfromer Intake/ Edelbrock Performer RPM cam and lifters/ Edelbrock Performer street pump/ Edelbrock timing gears/ Ronald Boudreaux custom headers and exhaust/ Flowmaster 2 chamber mufflers/ March Performance billet aluminum underdrive pulleys/ MSD billet distributor/ MSD 6AL ignition box/ MSD Superconductor wires/ Energy SUspension polyurethane engine and transmission mounts/ Omega adjustable Roller rocker arms / Ford M

06-17-2001, 02:38 PM	#1
86StangGT Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: slidell, La Posts: 73	Door Lock Actuators My lock actuators are bad, and I would at least want to lock my doors but twice I have tried taking them out but don't know how. If anybody has done it please help me get mine out.

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06-17-2001, 06:15 PM	#2
Capri306 Moderator Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Posts: 1,001	I had to replace mine, so I'll give you an idea of how to do it. First you'll have to remove the door panel. Be careful so you don't permanently mess up too many of those panel pins. Next take a small punch and knock out the center of the aluminum rivet holding the actuator to the rear of the door. Then (being VERY careful) either take a chisel/screwdriver and knock the rest of the rivet out, of Dremel the rest of it and use a screwdriver to pry the rest of it to pieces. The actuator should then fall out quite easily. The rest is self explanatory. ------------------ Capri306, Moderator, The Mustang Works Online 1979 Mercury Capri, 5.0L -- C4 -- 2.73 1987 Mustang LX Notch

06-18-2001, 06:40 AM	#3
Stang951 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Metairie, La. USA Posts: 132	what size rivet goes back into the hole? ------------------ 1988 Mustang LX w5.8/ 1993 Thunderbird LX 5.0 / 1990 5.8 block/ Edelbrock Perfromer Intake/ Edelbrock Performer RPM cam and lifters/ Edelbrock Performer street pump/ Edelbrock timing gears/ Ronald Boudreaux custom headers and exhaust/ Flowmaster 2 chamber mufflers/ March Performance billet aluminum underdrive pulleys/ MSD billet distributor/ MSD 6AL ignition box/ MSD Superconductor wires/ Energy SUspension polyurethane engine and transmission mounts/ Omega adjustable Roller rocker arms / Ford M