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Door Lock Actuator Cable Broken?

Old 09-13-13, 10:44 PM
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I think I have an idea of what raceroyce was describing.
Old 09-15-13, 03:21 AM
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Old 03-03-14, 06:47 PM
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Can someone post the pic again? The pic isnt showing anymore and i need this D:!!!! My door clip broke and so did my rod. I fixed that and right when I was about to get back into putting my door panel after being so angry trying to figure out how to take off the panel with the door closed b/c i could not open it inside or out I picked up the inside door handle and one of the cables was not latched on to the actuator and both plastic things that hold it in place were split in half for both ends
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Old 03-05-14, 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by sakataj
i used a shrink wrap wire loom and it held for a little while.....ultimately though i had to replace my whole drivers door actuator i did this on because they dont sell the cable separately.

BTW we have discussed all this before your a old member search next time please
Same thing happened to mine when I did my actuators! Same side and breakage... Used your idea :-) and I worked like a charm. I'll post a picture of the heat shrink I used if you'd like. Easy fix less than $5
Old 03-05-14, 04:25 PM
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can you post a picture? I tried glue and JB Weld, but they all end up failing
Old 03-06-14, 03:53 PM
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How good does the heat shrink hold up to anyone who has tried
Old 03-06-14, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Iparkcars
How good does the heat shrink hold up to anyone who has tried
It held up really well on mine! If you wanna go a step further you could slightly sand paper the broken ends, apply glue to them, wait 5 minutes and heat shrink'em it really works. And yeah make sure the cable is as straight as possible to reduce friction than could weaken the heat shrink in the near future.
Old 03-07-14, 04:35 AM
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Ok thanks I might try that..I was curious I know this has been asked but does anyone have a picture of the paper clip holding on the broken end. Also which one is more effective?
Old 03-07-14, 10:54 AM
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I found a comment in another thread that makes a lot of sense. I'm gonna give this a shot

Originally Posted by geeznuts
DON'T use glue! Just use a piece of heat shrink tubing slip it on the broken area and then heat it up. No modifying needed.
Old 03-07-14, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by YaKuZa_GS
I found a comment in another thread that makes a lot of sense. I'm gonna give this a shot
What other thread?
Old 03-07-14, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by islexusred
What other thread?
If you clicked on the little arrow in the quote in my post (which already has the answer) you would have found it

Anyways here it is
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ble-issue.html
Old 03-10-14, 11:54 AM
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So I found a cable from the junkyard for less than 10 bucks lol and replaced it... It still doesn't work. I think it's the door actuator itself for me because I fixed my exterior handle's rod and it opens but the interior door handle doesn't open the door. Any idea if it is the actuator itself? Or am I doing something wrong
Old 03-10-14, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ThatSCguy
So I found a cable from the junkyard for less than 10 bucks lol and replaced it... It still doesn't work. I think it's the door actuator itself for me because I fixed my exterior handle's rod and it opens but the interior door handle doesn't open the door. Any idea if it is the actuator itself? Or am I doing something wrong
I think you did something wrong. If I am not mistaken, the actuator only unlocks the door. It's the cable and rods that actually open the door.
Old 03-14-14, 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ttaylor993
I think you did something wrong. If I am not mistaken, the actuator only unlocks the door. It's the cable and rods that actually open the door.
Hmm see the thing is it wouldn't open inside nor out. But then I fixed the rod connection to the exterior and then the interior door handle cable was replaced and reconnected. What am I doing wrong? i hooked on the cable onto the handle and the other end onto the thing that goes to the actuator basing it off pictures I've seen of it installed. Does anyone have a better picture to show me how its supposed to look like if it was working fine and how exactly its supposed to move?
Old 03-14-14, 09:47 AM
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fix mines under 5 mins with zipties

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