So my passenger side actuator is acting up, took the door apart and figured out that the little plastic sleeve that the lock handle goes through is offering just enough resistance to keep the passenger side door from locking, so I removed it and now it works most of the time, I did not dissasemble the actuator itself, but might at a later time to see if I can fix whatever is wrong, it seems to me that the "Lock" teeth are worn because if there is any resistance it will not lock, "Unlock" is still uneffected..

This brings me to my question, $140 seems a bit pricey, anybody know of a good source??

 

Try roverguy.com

 

Pricey? Tell me about it. I have four (4) faulty units from all four corners sitting in the garage. I thought I'll save them to use the parts for repair if I have 1 more go sour again.

 

I couldnt convince you to take a picture of the guts of one of them could I??

 

Yes, I can gladly take a pic of the one that I opened, exposing couple of servomotors and all the geared plastic actuators. But it has to wait until this weekend.

 

Pancho, the 12v motor gets weak.
Take yoru actuator apart adn take the motor to Radio Shack, you can buy another low speed 12v motor that fits, put the old gears oin the new motor, wire it back up and BAM!, working door lock...$12.
Otherwise...www.roverlandparts.com
www.autosportsunlimited.com
I have a write up on this bookmarked somewhere.

 

Sounds like a good job for a reformed tweeker like myself... Im great at taking stuff apart!!

 

But can you put it back together?

 

Like I said...
Im great at taking stuff apart!!