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Date:         Sat, 27 Apr 2002 16:51:01 -0600
Reply-To:     Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>
Subject:      Re: Electric door locks
Comments: To: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <000701c1ee23$57187050$6801a8c0@tdaoffice>
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All the gears in the locks can go in any direction--the next time they're activated, they just rotate to the correct position and stop. That's why there's no flat sides/keys/etc. bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET> > Reply-To: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET> > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 12:40:09 -0700 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Electric door locks > > Due to what Frank says below this would be a great project for someone with > a digital camera to take photos of the fix and a link to a web page with > instructions. Are any available yet for the door lock repair? There are so > many good pages now such as Tom's page on CV repair and Harald & Nancy's > page on the auxiliary battery. > > William > > Andy, this is a common problem with the electric door locks. Most > likely what is happening is that the electrical contacts inside one or both > of the front door motors are corroded. You must remove the motors and > carefully open them. Clean the contacts with electrical contact cleaner and > then lube them with Dielectric Grease. Reassemble the motors and reinstall > and all should be fine. Just be careful when opening the motor so as not to > lose any of the small bits and make note of how all is before removing any > part. There are no diagrams on how the assembly is. > > Cheers > > Frank Condelli >


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