Introdução
In order to fix locking mechanism, it is required to take out the door panel and then proceed to take the locking mechanism out. This guide will show how to take out the lock actuator in order to fix it.
O que você precisa
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The first step is to remove the door handle and speaker cover. This is easily done by prying it off the plastic tabs with a flathead screwdriver or possibly even your hands.
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Next you need to remove the four size T30 torx screws that hold the panel in place. Three of these are in the obvious screw holes shown but the last is hidden behind the colored reflector, which you will need to pry off. It is easy to remove with a small flathead screwdriver. Of the four screws, two are 18mm and the other two are 52.5mm long.
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With the screws removed, you will need to pry the panel off of the door using a prybar or flathead screwdriver. I wrapped my screwdriver in electrical tape to keep it from scratching the car.
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The bottom and sides of the panel are held on with one type of clip while the top is held on by another. Because of this, you want to start prying it somewhere along the bottom edge of the panel, I chose the lower outside corner.
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Once you have the bottom and sides of the panel popped off the tabs, you want to to a combination of lifting and pulling along the top edge to remove it from these other types of tabs.
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Once the panel is free from these, you can slide it over the door lock knob and pull the whole thing away.
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That's it. You now have access to the rest of the door. In order to put the panel back on, just follow these directions in reverse order.
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Unscrew the three Phillips screws from the handle and speaker component.
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Remove the handle from the door panel so that you can remove the cable.
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You can pull out the cable from the back of the handle by pulling back on the housing cable, and rotating the cable counter-clockwise in the socket so that it lines up with the opening as to be pulled out.
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Take off the cable from the door panel clips in order to put the cable into the door panel.
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Push the cable through the door panel hole, which was blocked by the rubber before.
Remember that the cable goes between the window runner and the inner door panel when reassembling.
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In order to remove the lock actuator with ease, the guide rail for the window nearest the actuator must be moved.
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The bolt for the guide rail is located on the bottom of the door and uses a 10mm socket.
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Once the bolt is removed the guide needs to be moved towards the opening in the door. This is done by grabbing the guide and pulling up and towards you.
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Looking inside the door, this is what you will see. You will need to detach the cable shown which connects the outside door handle to the housing. This is done by pushing the lever arm with the white plastic clip on it down.
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That releases the tension in the cable so you can release it from the hook on the bottom by turning it sideways.
For some reason, my replacement part did not have the part that is circled in blue here. So I had to unscrew this part from the old actuator and screw this back into the new part. Hopefully your new part will have that. Just an FYI.
Also my new part, did not have the plastic part that is circled in red. had to reuse it from the old part. Just an FYI.
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Once the cable is detached, the housing is mostly free. You will need to pull it away from the door handle bar though. This is a metal bar coming from the outside handle which slots into the mechanism. To get it out, just twist the top of the actuator away from it and it should slide out easily.
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You will also need to pop the inside lock bar off the green clip that it's attached to. This can be done by inserting a flathead screwdriver in between them and turning it sideways.
As mentioned below, if the door you are working on, does not have slot for a key to open up the door from the outside, then the metal bar is not there. On my Coop the passenger door did not have the bar. I thought I was doing something wrong, but the bar was not there.
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Lastly, if you need to detach the inside handle cable from the actuator, you just need to pop the door open on the side of the housing.
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The blue cable end can be pulled straight up from the place holders it sits in.
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The actual cable is just hooked on the end and can be taken off pretty easily.
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In order to put the locking mechanism back, just follow these directions in reverse order.
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When putting the actuator back in, slotting the blue cap in the right grooves can be a little tricky when it's inside the door so I advise doing it once or twice while it's outside to get the feel for it.
Reassembling blue cable in slot may require silicone or stronger adhesive.
On my 2005 Cooper S convertible the Blue Cable was actually Orange. Thank you so much! This saved me $700 from what the dealer wanted! It was kind of tough getting the old actuator out and and the new one in but it worked out!
Thanks very much for this easy to follow guide, much better than having to keep pausing a video.
Will this actuator cause the windows to come down after car is off ?
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Top notch instructions, I was able to swap out the passenger side actuator using this guide, thanks!
While reassembling, I had to use JB Weld to get the blue cable in step 13 to stay in place, otherwise it would just pop out after a few lock/unlock cycles. Originally, you can see that the manufacturer used silicone to keep it in place. Otherwise, great instructions!
I am having problems with the passenger door lock opens from outside but not inside, I bought a new lock but still does the same, the new lock was fitted With the cables attached I could see the lever arm with the white plastic on the actuator moving down and how it opens from the outside, when I pull the Bowden cable the lever arm doesn’t move, fitted the handle on the door and still doesn’t open from inside.
Why have you got to fit the hook with the blue cap last is there a reason ? as You can fit the actuator with the Bowden cable attached, is this why it doesn’t work?
Pete
Great instructions. On refitting I found it easier to connect cables before refixing mechanism to car. Thanks
Brilliant, I watched a couple of videos prior to seeing this but even though this was not a vid the instructions and pictures were so good they outranked the watched videos.
Well done,.
regards
Richard.
Excellent instructions and very clear. The manuals tell you to take the window glass out, but it’s so much easier to just move the guide rail for the window nearest the actuator. Well done.
Many thanks, Simon 15th Nov 21
My R53 door handle actually covered the last torx bolt, so I needed to remove it to access the bolt.
I also read that you should disconnect the battery before replacing the actuator; not sure if it's necessary, but I did it just in case.
Sue Cole - Responder
So on my 2005 Cooper S Convertible, the bottom left screw (according to the photo above) is hidden under more dark gray arm rest. Trust me though the screw is there. The arm rest thing slides out away from the screw. You have to stick something flat underneath on the farthest from the screw to get it to slide off. Then when you put it back on just slides back on, right to left if you or working on the door shown above. This issue slowed me down.
Greg Genta - Responder