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94 Crew Cab back door lock
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Mine has been inoperable for the past couple years so I'm not in any hurry to spend the $300 buying the actuator. I think I'm going to need to spend it on replacing my rusty radiator support this spring instead ($800). I just replaced the rear fuel tank recently, plus parts for the spare tire holder, glow plug relay, serpentine belt, and all the filters so I need to give my wallet a little rest.
Tuned
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Redmond, WA USA
Just disconnect the actuator rod from the latch box - my actuator was frozen up so the door wouldn't even lock at all before I removed the actuator (sitting on my shop bench now).
There is no way in hades that I am going to spend $250 for a new actuator - I will find something out in the pick-a-part and make it work. I do understand the above information that the rear door actuators are different, but I have yet to figure out in what exact way. I suspect that it won't be difficult to retrofit something else (heck, even a universal actuator) in there. I'll post back here if I ever figure anything out, but it's pretty low priority. For now, it's manual lock/unlock of that rear door.
There is no way in hades that I am going to spend $250 for a new actuator - I will find something out in the pick-a-part and make it work. I do understand the above information that the rear door actuators are different, but I have yet to figure out in what exact way. I suspect that it won't be difficult to retrofit something else (heck, even a universal actuator) in there. I'll post back here if I ever figure anything out, but it's pretty low priority. For now, it's manual lock/unlock of that rear door.
Post Fiend
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From: Backwoods of Snowflake AZ
Hey yall
Howdy yall,
I agree with about the acuater I had the same problem 1989 F350 but I got it out of a neighbors parts truck. Heres the thing you need to be careful going to a pick a part. They sometimes don't work and you are out how much money you paid. Sometimes it is just better to spend the money on a new one even if it expensive. I say this on all electrical things. I got a window motor from a truck the same as I was going to put it onto to replace on my dads 1986 F150 and it ended up not working I was out $50. Plus if your junkyards are as crazy as mine you will pay that much. I went for a 1964 tailgate picked one up asked how much they said 300 no handle or anything plus it had body cancer through it. Just a reminder I wanted to put out there. Plus if I were you I would just go through the other door.
Trav
I agree with about the acuater I had the same problem 1989 F350 but I got it out of a neighbors parts truck. Heres the thing you need to be careful going to a pick a part. They sometimes don't work and you are out how much money you paid. Sometimes it is just better to spend the money on a new one even if it expensive. I say this on all electrical things. I got a window motor from a truck the same as I was going to put it onto to replace on my dads 1986 F150 and it ended up not working I was out $50. Plus if your junkyards are as crazy as mine you will pay that much. I went for a 1964 tailgate picked one up asked how much they said 300 no handle or anything plus it had body cancer through it. Just a reminder I wanted to put out there. Plus if I were you I would just go through the other door.
Trav
Cargo Master
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From: Denton, TX
Just visited my local Ford parts guy. Yep, they are $250 or more. Though we use all 4 doors of the truck almost daily, we will unlock the door manually until I get time to see if I can repair the existing one.
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See post #5 for the Ford part number, applications, MSRP and FTE member discount prices, and...
As of 11/28/2011, actual dealer net cost is: $198.11 .. each.
As of 11/28/2011, actual dealer net cost is: $198.11 .. each.
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rear door lock actuator
If you are careful, you can take any of the 80-97 ones apart and just reuse the rod... You pop off the little round keeper , similar to the one your little wagon's axles you pulled around as a kid, then remove the 3 small ball bearings under the collar,,, swap and reinstall...
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Well i did it.should have taken pics but forgot to.got an accuator for a front door that was 35 bucksfrom napa because they figured to was the same for a rear door also.turns out they arent but it came with the metal bracket so i welded a nut on it and removed the old one and bolted in place and mad a new rod for it and tada it works great i also had to make a plug in for it too sence it was different too
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From: Gilbert, PA
Well i did it.should have taken pics but forgot to.got an accuator for a front door that was 35 bucksfrom napa because they figured to was the same for a rear door also.turns out they arent but it came with the metal bracket so i welded a nut on it and removed the old one and bolted in place and mad a new rod for it and tada it works great i also had to make a plug in for it too sence it was different too