Power Door Locks FIXED!!!!
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Joined: Jan 2002
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From: La La Land
What vibetech said ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ above.
It a bit to wade through, but it contains all the information you need to git-'er-done!
If I were you, I'd read it all, as there are some subtle tips contained therein.
Pop
It a bit to wade through, but it contains all the information you need to git-'er-done!
If I were you, I'd read it all, as there are some subtle tips contained therein.
Pop
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Well now I never said I used a penny for the $.01 fix. However one could be used if it weren't illegal
. The copper would make a excellent conductor. But if it were legal and I used a penny I would use my bandsaw to cut it. If I didn't have the band saw I would hold the penny in a vice and use a hand hack saw. However if you were to insert one in the motor in series with the brush so your lock motor would work there would be the possibility that someone might inspect the inside of the door panel, open the lock motor and then disassemble the motor to find the penny. Then you would be in big TROUBLE for defacing US money
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From: South Central KENTUCKY
easier yet then a penny, A piece of house wiring, romex. A scrap piece you might have around, or stop in at the next contruction site you see and ask, you only need a piece shorter then a foot. It has solid copper wire that is about the right thikness, just keep doubling it back on itself, and you can make a piece the same size as the piece you removed.
You figured out the solution. 
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From: Lake Charles, Louisiana
If and only If I did the fix and If I would of used the .o1. Id cut it with just a pair of side cutter pliers then I'd just bend it back an forth untill it broke in 2. then I would of used a flat mill file to bring it down to exact size and shine up the contact areas. the side cutters will work fine ....IF I did this. 
My doors work fine ......Now!
GS
BTW Thanks to all who contributed to this tread it saved me some real $$$$$$s...... almost 2 full tanks of diesel!
My doors work fine ......Now!
GS
BTW Thanks to all who contributed to this tread it saved me some real $$$$$$s...... almost 2 full tanks of diesel!
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If and only If I did the fix and If I would of used the .o1. Id cut it with just a pair of side cutter pliers then I'd just bend it back an forth untill it broke in 2. then I would of used a flat mill file to bring it down to exact size and shine up the contact areas. the side cutters will work fine ....IF I did this.
My doors work fine ......Now!
GS
BTW Thanks to all who contributed to this tread it saved me some real $$$$$$s...... almost 2 full tanks of diesel!
My doors work fine ......Now!
GS
BTW Thanks to all who contributed to this tread it saved me some real $$$$$$s...... almost 2 full tanks of diesel!
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: montana
Ive done 3 out of 4 doors now! Man thanks to whoever posted this. You have saved a lot of people a lot of money! But watch out Im sure ford has a price on your head from all the actuators they should be selling!LOL, Thanks again whoever you are.