Power Door Locks FIXED!!!!
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Mt. Shasta California
I would like to thank Charles Martin, the inventer of aluminum foil.
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From: North Carolina
Was it kalsc?
And just to be pedantic -- aluminum foil was first produced in 1825 by a Danish chemist named Hans Christian Oersted. Charles Martin Hall, in 1889, got the patent was the first one able to mass produce it at an affordable level.
Sorry, I'm a giant geek. But I have deep love for them both and for the amazing folks of FTE every time I push that door lock button.
And just to be pedantic -- aluminum foil was first produced in 1825 by a Danish chemist named Hans Christian Oersted. Charles Martin Hall, in 1889, got the patent was the first one able to mass produce it at an affordable level.
Sorry, I'm a giant geek. But I have deep love for them both and for the amazing folks of FTE every time I push that door lock button.
Hotshot
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: La La Land
Was it kalsc?
And just to be pedantic -- aluminum foil was first produced in 1925 by a Danish chemist named Hans Christian Oersted. Charles Martin Hall, in 1889, got the patent was the first one able to mass produce it at an affordable level.
Sorry, I'm a giant geek. But I have deep love for them both and for the amazing folks of FTE every time I push that door lock button.
And just to be pedantic -- aluminum foil was first produced in 1925 by a Danish chemist named Hans Christian Oersted. Charles Martin Hall, in 1889, got the patent was the first one able to mass produce it at an affordable level.
Sorry, I'm a giant geek. But I have deep love for them both and for the amazing folks of FTE every time I push that door lock button.
That time line somehow doesn't make sense to me.
Who came first?
Are all the dates correct?
Pop
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From: North Carolina
Dang you, quote, now you have captured my typo for all time. Cruel internet, how you punish me so.
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All 4 locks now done and all 4 work perfect.
My experience was the first door took a little over an hour, the remaining 3 about 20 mins a piece.
Front doors were easiest pulling the assembly out the door handle, rear doors easilt dropping the assembly down and out the inside of the door.
1) Do leave the metal rivets in tact
2) Do smooth off (wood chisel) and drill the plastic rivets before popping the case open. makes it way easily to reassemble.
3) Do clean the copper piece and make it shiny to give good contact
4) Do use a paper clip to hold the motor brushes open when reassembling the motor.
5) A #1 robertson / square screwdriver bit is the perfect size for driving the metal tabs on the motor back in place
6) Do make sure you resecure all of the cables, wires and rods, I missed some on my first door and had to do it over as the lock rod was binding on the door cable.
My experience was the first door took a little over an hour, the remaining 3 about 20 mins a piece.
Front doors were easiest pulling the assembly out the door handle, rear doors easilt dropping the assembly down and out the inside of the door.
1) Do leave the metal rivets in tact
2) Do smooth off (wood chisel) and drill the plastic rivets before popping the case open. makes it way easily to reassemble.
3) Do clean the copper piece and make it shiny to give good contact
4) Do use a paper clip to hold the motor brushes open when reassembling the motor.
5) A #1 robertson / square screwdriver bit is the perfect size for driving the metal tabs on the motor back in place
6) Do make sure you resecure all of the cables, wires and rods, I missed some on my first door and had to do it over as the lock rod was binding on the door cable.
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Mt. Shasta California
I just drilled the plastic rivet on the motor end, pryed it open like a clamshell, dropped the motor out, and afterwards; put a piece of rebar tie wire through the hole and twisted the ends. Tin foil is easier than the penny. All mine are still working fine after 3 years.
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power lock switch help
Ive read as many of the threads as i could .not sure if i can do it.any one in the quad cities are of illinois that can help me with it???
309.235.2028 anytime.
Ya i know it says dodgeboy1 but that cuz im a dodge guy..that went ford to pull my dodges around to shows and the track..lol.
309.235.2028 anytime.
Ya i know it says dodgeboy1 but that cuz im a dodge guy..that went ford to pull my dodges around to shows and the track..lol.
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 11,798
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From: Mt. Shasta California
Just kidding, hopefully someone in the area can help you with it. A Dodge or Chevy would work for me but I need the room of the Ex. 