How to Replace Door Lock Actuator 1997-2004 Ford F-150
Created on: 2017-05-16
If your 96-03 Ford F150 needs a new door lock actuator, watch this video to find out how easy it is to do it yourself. 1A Auto shows you how, step by step!
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Pry off the trim piece behind the door handle with a flat blade screwdriver
- Loosen the 8mm bolt halfway from the handle
- Pry off the sail panel
- Pry off the upper trim panel
- Remove the 8mm bolts from the top corners
- Pry up the window switch panel with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pry out the door panel with a door panel clip tool or putty knife
- Lift the door panel up and off
- Disconnect the light wiring harness
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step 2 :Removing the Door Lock Actuator
- Drill out the rivet at the bottom outside edge
- Rotate the lock rod out of its hole
- Pop the rod out of its retainer
- Disconnect the electrical connector and retainer
- Pull the mechanism out of the door
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step 3 :Installing the Door Lock Actuator
- Insert the actuator into the door
- Reconnect the electrical connector and retainer
- Rehook the lock rod into its slot
- Install a new rivet into the actuator
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step 4 :Installing the Door Panel
- Put the water shield into place
- Connect the light
- Lift the door panel into place
- Push in the door panel clips
- Connect the harnesses to the switch panel
- Push in the switch panel
- Push in the upper door panel trim
- Push in the sail panel
- Insert the door handle into the door
- Tighten the 8mm socket and ratchet to the door handle
- Press on the trim button behind the handle
Tools needed
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Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
7mm Socket
Ratchet
11mm Socket
Pick
In this video we're going to be working with our 1998 Ford F150. We're going to show you how to remove and replace your vehicle's power door lock actuator.
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Here are the items you'll need for this repair: new door lock actuator from 1aauto.com, rivet gun from 1aauto.com, 7 to 11mm socket, ratchet, socket extension, flat blade screwdriver, pick tool
Pop off the cover tab off behind the door handle. You should be able to do this with your fingers. Then inside there is an eight millimeter screw securing the door handle to the latch. We'll get that with an eight millimeter socket ratchet and extension. Now, the trick here is do not remove this bolt all the way. Get it about halfway out until the handle is free and leave it. It will stay in there.
You don't have to worry about losing the bolt. Grab the sail panel, pop that off with your hand. The upper trim at the rear as well just pops off by hand. Now, normally, there is a seven or eight millimeter screw in both of these locations under those panels. Ours are obviously missing. Lift up and remove the window switch, and unplug all four electrical connectors. Then, remove the panel from the truck. You can then lift up, lay your door panel back, unplug the marker light, and remove the panel from your truck.
Drill out this rivet at the bottom outside edge of your door panel. Rotate the lock rod out of its hole. Get to turn it and then pop it out. Now you should be able to pull the mechanism towards this opening, where you can unplug the electrical connectors on it. There's also a harness retainer you'll need to pop off. Then you can remove the lock actuator from the vehicle.
The bracket for the power door lock actuator has this hole for a rivet and an alignment tab, which will go in these slots here. Slide it into the door, reconnect the electrical connector and the retainer. Rehook the lock rod into its slot. Got to push and then spin it in. Line up the alignment tab and install the rivet. You'll need a heavy duty rivet tool like this one here available from 1A Auto.
Normally, there's this series of clips that will retain your harness against the door. Ours have been broken or are missing, so we'll just feed the wiring for the switch up through the panel and reconnect our courtesy light into its socket. Line up the door lock into the pins in the door and slide it back into place. There are also your two screws or pins in the corner here that you'll need to reinstall. Ours are missing.
Reinstall the top panels by lining them up and snapping them into place. Switches in your panel. Line up the tabs and snap it back into place.
Reinstall your door handle and line up the bolt with the hole, and reinstall it with your eight millimeter socket and ratchet. Reinstall the little plastic cover, and you're good to go.
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