bak door does not lock
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bak door does not lock
so i was cleaning the ex and found that the back hatch does not lock.
i removed the plastic trim and was able to lock it . it unlocked but again would not lock.
is this a common problem and does anyone have a fix?
i removed the plastic trim and was able to lock it . it unlocked but again would not lock.
is this a common problem and does anyone have a fix?
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Originally Posted by wipper
so i was cleaning the ex and found that the back hatch does not lock.
i removed the plastic trim and was able to lock it . it unlocked but again would not lock.
is this a common problem and does anyone have a fix?
i removed the plastic trim and was able to lock it . it unlocked but again would not lock.
is this a common problem and does anyone have a fix?
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Originally Posted by wipper
the power lock does not lock the back door.
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Once you have the cover off and mechanism exposed, try "bathing" it with penetrating oil and manually work the lock back and forth. After about an hour, mine was freed up and working beautifully. I plan on making the procedure an annual thing. C.J.
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I had a similar problem and just sprayed WD-40 into all of the available holes on the back door area and into the key-hole... seemed to work I have had no prob since, maybe tear into it if it doesn't work?
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had the same problem, but used rem-lube instead of WD-40 since it doesn't evaporate. haven't had a problem since. had to soak the snot out of it though, gets alot of dirt in there.
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All 5 of mine are gone. I had the drivers door fixed and Emailed Ford about this and was told that there wasnt a big problem.
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Bama buddy did you really expect Ford to tell you there was a problem?
There is a problem with the resistor in the drive motor on the actuators. It should be a very low resistance but as it ages the resistance goes up until it becomes a voltage divider which in turn reduces the current / power to the motor so the actuator can't do it's job.
There is a write up on how to repair the actuators and save the $45/ea in the tech section on the Superduty Truck. It is not in the Excursion section. The work is the same. I have repaired all 5 on my Ex for a cost of $.01 each. Check out the tech section. Jim
There is a problem with the resistor in the drive motor on the actuators. It should be a very low resistance but as it ages the resistance goes up until it becomes a voltage divider which in turn reduces the current / power to the motor so the actuator can't do it's job.
There is a write up on how to repair the actuators and save the $45/ea in the tech section on the Superduty Truck. It is not in the Excursion section. The work is the same. I have repaired all 5 on my Ex for a cost of $.01 each. Check out the tech section. Jim
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I just repaired the front two actuators last night. Back doors and tailgate will be this evening. Thanks to those who did the write-ups and research for this repair. Once you figure it out, and get you hands in there it is a pretty eay fix.
Locks work great after the $0.01 repair!!
Locks work great after the $0.01 repair!!
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Originally Posted by alabamabuddog
I gave Ford links to several threads on this site as well as other sites too. But like I said they denied haveing a problem.
Now lets talk about Enron.!
Have fun.. Be nice and treat others the way you would like to be treated and have a nice day.. Jim
