So your door handle doesnt work - DIY w/ pics
#286
My door won't open from either the outside or inside on the rear of my LS430.
A lot of the threads I see of faulty actuators are with the door being able to be opened. Mine won't open at all.
I can feel resistance when pulling on the interior cable, but when the door unlocks the actuator does make a grinding noise.
I can also see a brass arm with a spring attached that seems to go down when it's trying to unlock.
Any suggestions?
thanks
A lot of the threads I see of faulty actuators are with the door being able to be opened. Mine won't open at all.
I can feel resistance when pulling on the interior cable, but when the door unlocks the actuator does make a grinding noise.
I can also see a brass arm with a spring attached that seems to go down when it's trying to unlock.
Any suggestions?
thanks
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Hey I know this thread hasn't really been active for a while but if someone could give me some help that would be awesome! I have a broken metal arm thing so I need to replace the entire assembly, I found a couple of SCs at pick n pulls so I'm gonna go see if I can grab a working assembly. I was just wondering if anyone had a pic of the whole assembly and knows what tools I need other than a screwdriver to get it out? When I took my door apart the arm had already fallen to the bottom so I didn't get to see what the intact assembly looks like.
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The pic in the first post of this thread looks closer to the proportions of the 030/040 neck.
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Replaced snap, now lock doesn't work?
First of all awesome thread. I had a broken plastic snap in passenger door of '92 SC400 and i just replaced it today ($3 at local Toyota). But now....when i lock my doors and try to open the passenger side from the outside, the first try (pull) seems to unlock it, because on the second try it will open. Seems pretty odd... Any idea why this might be happening?
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First of all awesome thread. I had a broken plastic snap in passenger door of '92 SC400 and i just replaced it today ($3 at local Toyota). But now....when i lock my doors and try to open the passenger side from the outside, the first try (pull) seems to unlock it, because on the second try it will open. Seems pretty odd... Any idea why this might be happening?
#293
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My passenger door just became an air handle. I fixed the driver door a while back. You could still open the passenger door from the inside until yesterday. Now it seems jammed and will not open from inside. Is this a different problem??
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#294
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I have the 93 and the correct number seems to be 69293-12060 and 69293-12050, these are more expensive and the dealer wants 120% mark up and almost $8 for one. I got a few pieces of left and right from ebay free shipping. It was the same dimensions.
Anyway it was a while until I realized I needed pliers to install everything, clip to handle, rod to handle, and the last clip to rod, everything is a very tight fit.
I was able to use a regular sized needle nose pliers except the last one.
Anyway it was a while until I realized I needed pliers to install everything, clip to handle, rod to handle, and the last clip to rod, everything is a very tight fit.
I was able to use a regular sized needle nose pliers except the last one.
#295
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I would like one of those clips for my passenger door on my 95 SC 400. You want me to pay pal you the money . That is the easiest and fastest. Just need your pay-pal address. Thanks bro.
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Dorman makes a kit for door lock rod clips, they work for many makes of cars and can be used for left side and right side doors. Many of mthe national car parts chains stock them.
hope this helps.
hope this helps.
#299
I just bought a '92 SC400 with the same problem. I was expecting to just replace the missing clip for the actuator rod but when I pulled the door panel off and looked inside, the rod is missing too. The part circled in red is what I'm referring too. I looked everywhere inside the door, it's no where to be found. The door seems to have been taken apart before when the previous owner replaced the speaker in the door. Can this part be replaced or do I have to buy a new assembly?
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Mine just broke!
From what I've read in this post the rod is not available separately from the assembly. You may be able to find one cheaper than the dealerships on eBay though. Aliga might have one too maybe? This issue just happened on my '93 SC300 passenger side outside door handle. Hopefully just need 69293-12050 (or was it 69293-12060, well, either way, going to get several for each side, just to have on hand). Got to get that fixed before the window gets rolled down accidentally and breaks the rod! Thanks everyone for the posts and observations! Very helpful!