Hi all,
I took a lot of photos and tried a lot of different things as I fixed the front door lock actuator on my 1997 LX450. I had bought the rig with it broken, so I can't say for sure when it quit. These assemblies are NLA and costly on eBay. Tearing the thing down and replacing the motor is the way to go. Here's what I learned.
I used this thread for research. I also used this one. That lead me to buying these motors from Amazon.
I extracted the lock actuator from the LX by following this video. Even though this clip is for the rear door, the process is essentially the same for the front. I didn't take a ton of pictures during this part, but if someone is really struggling with this let me know and I can pop the door apart and shoot some photos.
I took all of these photos with my phone camera to use as a reference when putting it back together.
To start disassembly, pop this linkage off and make note of its orientation.
I took a lot of photos and tried a lot of different things as I fixed the front door lock actuator on my 1997 LX450. I had bought the rig with it broken, so I can't say for sure when it quit. These assemblies are NLA and costly on eBay. Tearing the thing down and replacing the motor is the way to go. Here's what I learned.
I used this thread for research. I also used this one. That lead me to buying these motors from Amazon.
I extracted the lock actuator from the LX by following this video. Even though this clip is for the rear door, the process is essentially the same for the front. I didn't take a ton of pictures during this part, but if someone is really struggling with this let me know and I can pop the door apart and shoot some photos.
I took all of these photos with my phone camera to use as a reference when putting it back together.
To start disassembly, pop this linkage off and make note of its orientation.