[Shotimes] Door Lock

[Ron Childs]

It probably had a rivet through the center of it.
That's  good to know that I can replace it with a bolt
and that it is accessable.  I'll pull the door panel
this weekend and check it out. I've pulled the panel
recently to change speakers so it should not take me
too long. The part that fell on the ground must be a
washer that goes under the rivet head. Thanks.

-Ron


--- George Fourchy <krazgeo@jps.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:54:36 -0700 (PDT), Ron Childs
> wrote:
> 
> > black washer kinda thing about the size of a
> nickel fell off the door from below the latch area
> on the painted part of the door, left of the
> reflector on the door panel. After that, my driver
> door power lock stopped working, although the key
> still works. 
> 
> I can't think of any black washer things, but I can
> think of the rivet that holds
> the lock solenoid bracket to the inside of the door.
>  That is right around there, or
> maybe a little lower.  Are you able (can you) take
> off the door panel to look at the
> guts of the door?  The lock solenoid is down at the
> very bottom of the lower half of
> the door, as far back as you can go.  It is black
> plastic and metal, with a rubber
> boot over part of the actuator rod.  If the rivet
> has fallen out, you can replace it
> with a bolt.....I do that whenever I replace a
> solenoid.  
> 
> (They're 10 bucks at the yard, and 95 new.  I'd
> start collecting them if I were all
> of you!!  I've changed 3 or 4 already.   Rear doors
> are HARD!!!!  You have to remove
> ALL of the window and latch linkage to get to them,
> because of the curve for the
> wheelwell.)
> 
> That's what I'd bet it is....your solenoid has come
> loose from the door and has no
> leverage to push and pull the button.
> 
> George
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