Central locking problem

[LI81GT]

Hi guys,
Mark from Sydney here, very informative forum you have here !
Hoping someone might be able to help me with a minor problem with my MY04 GT wagon. Lately the drivers door remote lock has been playing up, sometimes it locks sometime it doesn't. If it doesn't lock I hit the open button then the close button and it works. Visa versa if it doesn't open I have to hit the close button then open and it works. Only the drivers side does this, all other doors work fine. I can hear the lock/actuator clicking, is it possible it needs some lubrication like a hit of WD40 ? No problem with key/ batteries as other doors unlock. Is this a known problem or just something simple ?

Many thanks,
Mark.

[clancey]

Hi Mark,

There's plenty of posts relating to central locking actuators. Have a search through and you should find what you're looking for.

It's quite common for the electric motors to get gunked up with grease, there's a few options you can take but they'll be covered by the search.

Cheers

Hi guys,
Mark from Sydney here, very informative forum you have here !
Hoping someone might be able to help me with a minor problem with my MY04 GT wagon. Lately the drivers door remote lock has been playing up, sometimes it locks sometime it doesn't. If it doesn't lock I hit the open button then the close button and it works. Visa versa if it doesn't open I have to hit the close button then open and it works. Only the drivers side does this, all other doors work fine. I can hear the lock/actuator clicking, is it possible it needs some lubrication like a hit of WD40 ? No problem with key/ batteries as other doors unlock. Is this a known problem or just something simple ?

Many thanks,
Mark.

[seanmau5]

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10479

Have a look through this.. I did it, but the best thing I ever did was buy brand new replacements from the US

[LI81GT]

Many thanks guys, looks like I've got a bit of fiddling to do.

cheers,
Mark.

[dle]

+1 with gunk in actuators.

Dismantled rear door that was troubling me and fixed the problem. Solution found on this forum!

[LI81GT]

Hi guys, back again with the same problem.
I followed the links to de-gunk the actuator as described, been working great for 6 months but now has stopped working again. This time there is no sound from the mechanism so I presume maybe the little motor has gone ? All other doors work fine.
Does anyone have a link to a replacement part ?
I decided to just replace the whole lock, couldn't be arsed fixing the old one, just can't get my big hands in there inside the door.

Many thanks,
Mark.

[seanmau5]

If the casing wasnt completely clean and degreased when you glued it back together then there's a good chance it's popped open and the motor no longer makes contact for power.

They're available for about $65 USD through many of the American Subaru spare parts websites.
http://www.subarupartsamerica.com/parts ... t=Actuator

[LI81GT]

Hi
small motor has blown. Can anyone suggest somewhere reliable to buy the actuator that will ship to Australia ?
Seems no one will ship and my local guy wants $270 . Is it possible to buy replacement motors ? or chance a used one ?

cheers,
Mark.

[seanmau5]

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem ... 0460356405

Read the walk through for cleaning the actuators as these won't work as they are, you need to swap some stuff over.

[LI81GT]

Cheers for that mate. So the short shaft motor, can you source these locally ?

cheers,
Mark.