gkfung

I ordered mine from ebay:

Mabuchi FC-280PC-22125 Door Lock Motor/Actuator; 280PT 20150 Repair High Speed, I just took the new one out, and verified the new one does spin in the opposite direction from the original one. So I clean the old one and put it back it, and it works better, and hope it will last. I ordered 2 more motors from the other vendor in Ebay, hope this time I will get the right 22125 motor. I will surely check the spinning direction before install it next time. LOL Thanks.

salimshah

Members:

I too am confused ,,, are the vendors supplying motor with different rotation with the same part number?

Can some one state the direction of spin of the original motor.

Turn the motor around till you are facing the shaft. Connect + of the motor to +12v side and then tell us if it ClockWise or Counter ClockWise.

Thanks.

abw335i

Looks like we purchased from the same seller. Does this mean that the seller sent us the wrong motor even though we ordered the correct model number? Very frustrating. So how am I supposed to know which way the motor spins before purchasing? There is no differentiation in model number and may happen again. Anyways, looks like I now I have to go back and redo all the steps to get the actuator out after assembling everything back together,

Also, how did you open the old motor up and clean it? Was it relatively easy?

abw335i

Not sure if this matters, but the motor I purchased from eBay (link above) states that it's Mabuchi brand, however, the plastic cap does not have "Mabuchi" engraved like the original one had. May be falsely advertised as a third party unit? That might be the reason why the gear was reversed?

In any case, does anyone have a link to the correct part and working motor?

Another alternative...I'm also seeing entire actuator units for $30-$40 on ebay such as
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Left-D...5XhiQi&vxp=mtr
Does anyone have experience with this?

I would not want to risk getting another reverse motor again....

Thanks.

HerrHepcat

I just accomplished the motor replacement a couple weekends ago, and had the same problem of it going in reverse. I didn't have a wiring diagram, but my local mechanic found it, and simply reversed the wires in the actuator plug for power and ground (I had a couple other things for him to do anyway). Polarity on motors is often a variable, switch the power, and they go they go in reverse.

Maybe someone on this thread can provide the wiring diagram for the actuator plug? Switch the positive and ground, and you'll be good to go.

Nick26

I bought one of those entire actuator units from eBay about six months ago, mainly because I was having too much trouble trying to pry apart the old unit to replace the Mabuchi motor. I haven't regretted installing the new one, it's still working just fine. The cost was just a few dollars more, but the hassle was much less. I would certainly try it again!

HerrHepcat

Yeah, I noticed the actuator units for sale after I had already replaced the motor. Wish I went that route, looks easier.

abw335i

I believe the original motor spins clockwise when looking at the shaft, at least thats what it says on the mabuchi spec sheet. The motor I purchased from "nooelec" seller on ebay spun the opposite direction. Beware of this seller who states that this is genuine Mabuchi when it is not up to the original Mabuchi motor specs. Some folks on the GS forums had posted about this same bogus seller a while back. I ended up purchasing from another seller "zinky86" and everything is working flawlessly!

salimshah

Thank you.

Please provide feedback on the seller/product at the point of sale.

Salim

gkfung

Yes, i got the same experience, the motor I got from "nooelec" on ebay is not good for my Lexus RX300. I have wasted one day to find that out the hard way. Do not order from them.

Macmasdad

I had ordered a four pack off Amazon thru Surplus Deal USA, and had no issue with the one that I used. Keeping the other three on hand for the other doors if/when they have issues.

rickl289

Just finished the passenger side rear lock over the weekend. I replaced the driver's side front several years ago. I bought a pair of motors then and found the extra one when the rear one failed. I had to buy the puller (not sure what I did for the driver's side). Thanks for the great write up!

echassin

This thread, like so many others, is just fantastic!

I just replaced the front passenger actuator and I'm having the exact same problem as the one I quoted :-(. The key fob worked fine before before on the other three doors, and the new actuator works fine with twisting the key and with the switches.

Interestingly, the key fob works on the other three doors IF I disconnect the passenger door switch panel AND I wait for a minute or so. If I reconnect the switch panel, the key fob does nothing. Weird and frustrating.

I disconnected the battery for a minute or so, which is apparently not long enough, but the car is now out on errands so I have to wait. Any ideas IF a 20 minute battery disconnect doesn't solve things?

echassin

Follow up on above post: I disconnected the battery for 1/2 hour: no change. I re-examined my work and noticed that locking the door manually from the inside worked stiffly. I took the lock actuator out and didn't notice an obvious error, but I did my best to put it back together meticulously and everything works correctly now, whether manually from the inside or with the key in the door handle, or by key fob.

Again, great thread and great forum! Next is the window switch relay on the same door, which is coming from the Far East, so for now, tape over the switches...

2002RX300

I got lucky and did the pinch protection reset about a year ago and still working great!