Lock actuators not attached to bracket....
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Lock actuators not attached to bracket....
I tried searching... All I got was people asking about adding locks... I do suck at search terms though....
Anyway, the door locks on my '81 Ranger Lariat don't work. I pulled a door panel, and found that the lock solenoid appears to be hanging loose. Looks like it was held into a upside down "U" on the bracket using rubber bushings, which have give out.
Will new rubber bushings just hold it in there? Or is there something broken here?
The bracket appears to be held in with a rivet, otherwise I'd pull the bracket and "find a way" to attatch the solenoid.
I will try and take pictures this evening, if anyone is confused.
I need to find some lock-spray today at work to lube this stuff up too....
Anyway, the door locks on my '81 Ranger Lariat don't work. I pulled a door panel, and found that the lock solenoid appears to be hanging loose. Looks like it was held into a upside down "U" on the bracket using rubber bushings, which have give out.
Will new rubber bushings just hold it in there? Or is there something broken here?
The bracket appears to be held in with a rivet, otherwise I'd pull the bracket and "find a way" to attatch the solenoid.
I will try and take pictures this evening, if anyone is confused.
I need to find some lock-spray today at work to lube this stuff up too....
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There were four different door lock mechanisims for 1981.
1: Power Door Locks with either A or B.
2: manual door locks with either A or B.
A: Manual or power door locks with mechanical push button ***** above the door armrests.
B: Manual or power with manual Slide Lock Door lock controls, below the door armrest.
Which do you have?
1: Power Door Locks with either A or B.
2: manual door locks with either A or B.
A: Manual or power door locks with mechanical push button ***** above the door armrests.
B: Manual or power with manual Slide Lock Door lock controls, below the door armrest.
Which do you have?
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Heh, sorry, I even thought to myself while I was out there working on it to be specific 
This is a '81, with the horizontal sliding locks, and they are power.
I am trying to figure out how to mount the solenoid to the bracket that holds it to the door frame...
This is a '81, with the horizontal sliding locks, and they are power.
I am trying to figure out how to mount the solenoid to the bracket that holds it to the door frame...
