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 Posted: Sun Jun 16th, 2019 05:08 pm
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 The driver side power door lock switch is going out. Is this easily replaceable or am I going to need to pull the panel?

Backstory: I loaned my truck to my neighbors 25 year old daughter so she could get a love seat for her apartment about 3 weeks ago. She spilled a coke or some other sugary drink on the door. I sprayed it down with alcohol and put a fan on it to dry it out. It works unlocking and about a third of the time locking.



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 Posted: Sun Jun 16th, 2019 07:47 pm
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 It isn't easy but it is cheap and replaceable. Taking the door panel off is a breeze and there are multiple tutorials on youtube about this. I have done 3 and did one over because I got it wrong. The motor is right at where the lock cylinder is. You will need a shorter than average screwdriver to pry the tab on the old one trust me. Take a cheap pocket clip screwdriver and saw the handle off as short as you can,right above where the metal was molded in.. I have 2 of them LOL lost the first one then found it. Makes it much easier, you will see when you are in there.

Basically feel where the tab is (I used a mirror on a handle to see it) and pry it with the shorty screwdriver while pulling the old motor toward the outside of the door. Putting the new one on is easier.



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 Not the motor. It is the switch on the armrest.



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 Much easier. LOL. 2 screws, pull outward.



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 Had the same problem (no Coke involved though) with my passenger side. Since I am such a tight-ass with money, I took the switch apart and cleaned the contacts. Wasn't hard and works just fine. If you screw the switch up, you are no worse off than you were.



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 I have tomorrow off. I will pull it apart and see how it comes out.



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 Completed and it now works. I also did a write-up in the How-To Section.



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