Aquarius
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- MY11 VE Berlina 3.0 SIDI
Yeah i actually took a few photos along the way. I also disconnected my battery for fear of wrecking something.
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The installation is just in reverse. Just make sure to connect the 2 actuator arms together.
Thanks very much for posting these detailed notes and photos - without them I probably wouldn't have felt confident enough to tackle the job myself. Managed to replace the damaged actuator in about an hour today and no more clicking noises or slow action.
One thing I did come across which might be useful for others contemplating this job. The actuator is capable of exerting quite a bit of pressure on the actuator arms and this remains even when power is off and the actuator is unplugged. Not surprising given that it's a worm drive with reduction gearing. I first removed the lower screw then set about undoing the hard to get at top one, which I noticed was very tight - almost like the thread had been stripped. It's hard enough to get out because of its awkward position but doubly so if it's tight in its hole. Having spent about 15 minutes turning it all of about two turns I realised that the actuator arm was putting quite a bit of pressure on the actuator body which in turn was binding on the screw thread. Solution - uncouple the two actuator arms before trying to remove the screws (or at least the second of the two). This takes the pressure off the actuator and makes screw removal much easier.
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