Help, door lock actuator, is it broken?
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Help, door lock actuator, is it broken?
Help, my 2001 LS430 passenger door lock doesn't work. Using my key or from the drivers master door lock the passenger toggle lock will only move 1/8" toward lock or unlock when pressed pressed but won't fully go to the correct lock or unlock position. I can lock or unlock it by hand manually, so the latch works. Is there a problem w/ the door actuator? Has anyone had a similar problem? Any help is appreciated. I have a replacement actuator. Bryan
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Yeah, I'm in the same boat with my drivers side door. It's the actuator. There is a thread here in the forums that discuses a do-it-yourself approach to replace the electric motor and rebuild it on the cheap, or you can purchase a new actuator from this site below, which gives you a fairly solid price if you're a Club Lexus member:
http://lexus.sewellparts.com/parts-c...S430-2005.html
I just bought the timing belt kit for the LS430 from these guys, and they sent me every single part that the dealer uses to do the timing belt job. They were also very professional and fast..
I'm debating on how I'm going to tackle the actuator issue myself, as I don't see it as a huge issue to lock the car manually. First world problems eh?
http://lexus.sewellparts.com/parts-c...S430-2005.html
I just bought the timing belt kit for the LS430 from these guys, and they sent me every single part that the dealer uses to do the timing belt job. They were also very professional and fast..
I'm debating on how I'm going to tackle the actuator issue myself, as I don't see it as a huge issue to lock the car manually. First world problems eh?
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Yeah, I'm in the same boat with my drivers side door. It's the actuator. There is a thread here in the forums that discuses a do-it-yourself approach to replace the electric motor and rebuild it on the cheap, or you can purchase a new actuator from this site below, which gives you a fairly solid price if you're a Club Lexus member:
http://lexus.sewellparts.com/parts-c...S430-2005.html
I just bought the timing belt kit for the LS430 from these guys, and they sent me every single part that the dealer uses to do the timing belt job. They were also very professional and fast..
I'm debating on how I'm going to tackle the actuator issue myself, as I don't see it as a huge issue to lock the car manually. First world problems eh?
http://lexus.sewellparts.com/parts-c...S430-2005.html
I just bought the timing belt kit for the LS430 from these guys, and they sent me every single part that the dealer uses to do the timing belt job. They were also very professional and fast..
I'm debating on how I'm going to tackle the actuator issue myself, as I don't see it as a huge issue to lock the car manually. First world problems eh?
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My wd40 solution still working, had the rear passenger door have same issue as front passenger and I sprayed wd40 into all the cracks around the lock switch, worked lock back and forth a bunch of times. May just be luck but my front door is on over three months of working perfectly still and back door now just a few days but working.
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Yeah, I'm in the same boat with my drivers side door. It's the actuator. There is a thread here in the forums that discuses a do-it-yourself approach to replace the electric motor and rebuild it on the cheap, or you can purchase a new actuator from this site below, which gives you a fairly solid price if you're a Club Lexus member:
http://lexus.sewellparts.com/parts-c...S430-2005.html
I just bought the timing belt kit for the LS430 from these guys, and they sent me every single part that the dealer uses to do the timing belt job. They were also very professional and fast..
I'm debating on how I'm going to tackle the actuator issue myself, as I don't see it as a huge issue to lock the car manually. First world problems eh?
http://lexus.sewellparts.com/parts-c...S430-2005.html
I just bought the timing belt kit for the LS430 from these guys, and they sent me every single part that the dealer uses to do the timing belt job. They were also very professional and fast..
I'm debating on how I'm going to tackle the actuator issue myself, as I don't see it as a huge issue to lock the car manually. First world problems eh?
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My wd40 solution still working, had the rear passenger door have same issue as front passenger and I sprayed wd40 into all the cracks around the lock switch, worked lock back and forth a bunch of times. May just be luck but my front door is on over three months of working perfectly still and back door now just a few days but working.
Thx, Bryan
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Did you fix the actuator problem? I need to install my actuator now but I have to modify the actuator shaft from the round to a "D" configuration. If you did this, how do I get the actuator apart to file the shaft or simply replace the round one w/ the "D" shaft off the old. I could also file the new shaft in place but how to keep it from spinning is the question, any suggestions?
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My locks would move slightly when using the electronic methond so I knew the motors were not dead and the wd40 was just a shot int he dark that happened to work -
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