Drivers Side Door Lock

[nstone63]

Hey Guys

this morning on the way to work I had to climb through my boot to get into my car.. which sucked because after the rain it was like a swimming pool..

(no remote/central etc, just manual locks)

Anyway, before the (latest) problem, the passenger door wouldn't work with a key, to lock or unlock it - this didn't bother me too much as I'm usually on my own. The drivers side door would unlock with the key, but couldn't be locked with it. So I had to open the back right door, reach in and lock the drivers door, then lock and close the rear door.

Now, the key won't lock or unlock either door, only the boot. Haven't done anything significant in the last day that would make it change (no bangs, crashed, slams, breakins etc.)

Any ideas? really need to get it fixed tonight as I don't have off the street parking for it

Thanks

[Warranty Void]

I've posted this a few times for central locking problems, the disassembly and reassembly will apply to your problem, just ignore the references to electicals.
What usually goes wrong with mechanical locks is wear and lack of lubrication, particularly in the tumbler area (where the key goes) This can be disassembled (keep the pins in strict order) and cleaned with metho or you can spray it intact with a cleaner that contains a dry lube such as for fishing reels and zips. You don't want to use sticky/greasy lubes on the tumblers as the pins need to move freely. Sticking pins is almost certainly your problem. Good luck mate.
As above, door trims off (remove plugs covering screws in arm rest, screw under door handle, pop out lock inner orange bit, pop trim loose from bottom and once clippy things are loose push whole trim up out of window channel) and cut inner plastic shield over lock area on 3 sides, (big enough to get your hand in) peel it back undo 3 star drive screws from end of door (allen key works ok) unplug solenoidy thing, unclip linkage, remove lock assembly and clean all linkages and moving parts. Solenoidy thing attaches with a couple of screws, clean plug and connector with metho if they're dirty, plug solenoid in before reassembly and test. Sometimes this works real well, sometimes the solenoid man is tired and it's time for a trip to the wreckers. Unfortunately you may not be able to say which before it's been tested for a few weeks.... After a bit of practice it doesn't take more than 15-20 minutes per door. First door probably more like an hour. take the opportunity to clean window bottom where you can't usually reach and vac fuzzy trim edge that sits against window. Getting trims back on, push into window channel first, leave trim tilted out while you get clippy men lined up and start pushing in from top and line up lower down as you go. You'll have to lie on the ground looking up into the gap to line up the clips. have fun!

[nstone63]

Thanks heaps mate, I'll give it a go this arvo and see how it goes

[nstone63]

All done, took the thing apart and cleaned everything, then went at it with the lube .. ended up having to go and get another one of those orange things because I broke it lol. Thanks again for the advice