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CJOver



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Door Actuators

I think that both actuators on the passenger side have issues.

Both doors will lock with the central locking but when you unlock neither will release their locks and the unlock switch on the dash board will not operate them either.

I had a similar issue earlier this year with the drivers door which was fixed under warranty but that has now expired, so down to me this time. MY13 HSE Lux Santorini Black Gone
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Post #395569 15th Aug 2020 10:01 am
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Davlyn



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Did a remedy for this fault ever come to light? Mine has started to do the very same thing..

Post #422393 15th Jun 2022 2:05 pm
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NoDo$h



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Very common problem. The actuator motors get tired over time. It's time consuming to get the door apart to get to them, but it is do-able.

Plenty of threads on the subject - a good one here:

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic37535.ht...r+actuator

Or you can take your pick from these:

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jules



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Davlyn wrote:
Did a remedy for this fault ever come to light? Mine has started to do the very same thing..


Yep. New actuator motors - they are cheap - 2 different motors per door. I got mine for about £8 per set IIRC

Very DIYable - just takes quite a bit of time. Jules

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Bogart



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I have dismantled as far as door card off. The door locks fine, ie wire pulls inwards, on unlocking wire does not move. Easy to manually pull out to unlock. Wghat do the 2 motors do. One has a worm drive the other just a gear drive. Am thinking of getting new motor/s or am I better off getting a new latch mechanism entirely?

Post #425088 9th Sep 2022 12:17 pm
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CJOver



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Sorry, all I forgot to confirm what happened.

The fix was to replace both passenger door actuators.

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MY11 HSE Santorini Black Gone
MY08 SE Blue, Gone
Alfa Romeo GT Gone
Alfa Romeo 156 Space wagon Gone
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Volvo 480ES Gone
VW Sirocco GTX Gone

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I replaced two of mine CW door handles with crash yard units under £20 each

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jules



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Bogart wrote:
I have dismantled as far as door card off. The door locks fine, ie wire pulls inwards, on unlocking wire does not move. Easy to manually pull out to unlock. Wghat do the 2 motors do. One has a worm drive the other just a gear drive. Am thinking of getting new motor/s or am I better off getting a new latch mechanism entirely?


My understanding is that the problems originate from worn carbon brushes inside the two motors. Some people replace the whole latch but as the latch itself is usually not the source of the issue and you have to dismantle the door to almost the same extent as the for motors, I went and opened the latch (not possible on some manufactures cars as the latches are rivetted together) and replaced just the motors.

Taking the latch apart is easy providing you make careful note of where all the springs and levers go I took lots of pics as I went along. Jules

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Bogart



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I am watching an actuator of ebay but have ordered the pair of motors off Ali Express as well. At £4 all in worth a try.

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jules



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The ones from Ali-Express were made by AZGIANT - make a huge number of small motors (catalogue was included) -

http://www.azgiant.com/intro/1.html

Seemed identical to the original motors to me. Jules

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Bogart



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From the photos I have seen they actually say Made in UK on them let us see if mine do.

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