Repairing the door lock actuator step 1.
How to fix door actuator lock.
Start on the corner by slicing your razor through the seam.
The actuator will be loose in the door frame supported by two metal rods running to the exterior and interior door handles.
Connect the wire harness to the actuator and try locking unlocking with the remote.
Remove the three or four torx head bolts securing the actuator to the door frame.
Then pull the actuator free of the door.
Unplug the door lock actuator electrical connector.
Use a razor blade to open up the actuator.
Pry up on the gear and pull it out.
You should see the voltage polarity toggle with each switch activation.
The wire that goes to the door lock should pop in and out.
Then pry the motor up from its.
The rods should slide out of the actuator with no tools but take note of which rod goes into the different sections of the actuator.
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Pry up on the gear and pull it out.
Then use your test light or digital meter to check for power and ground at the connector when you operate the lock unlock switch.
Door lock systems operate the actuator by toggling positive negative voltage to the actuator.
Use a razor blade to open up the actuator.
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Remove the electric motor from the actuator.
Remove the electric motor from the actuator.
Repairing the door lock actuator step 1.
Then pry the motor up from its.
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Either way a new lock actuator for this hyundai sonata would have run around 100 so quite a lot was saved by doing this small fix.