1998 Mercury Mountaineer locks

1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
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LORELL
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Electrical problem
1998 Mercury Mountaineer V8 All Wheel Drive Manual
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the drivers side door will not unlock when I use the Key but will unlock all other doors and when I am in the truck and using the control pannel to unlock the doors all doors but the drivers side will unlock. you can see it trying to unlock. How can I fix this ?
Apr 17, 2008 at 11:25 AM
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BMRFIXIT
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U need to replace door lock actuator
its no good
you can access it by removing the door panel
Apr 20, 2008 at 8:25 PM
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MARKHOLSTEN
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I looked at this and the actuator is accessible, but how do I replace it? There actuator itself is behind the glass window guide and I only have so much room to get some fingers in there.

Would I need to remove the glass completely, along with the glass guide??





[quote:9bf9f36808="BMRFIXIT"]U need to replace door lock actuator
its no good
you can access it by removing the door panel[/quote:9bf9f36808]
May 29, 2008 at 9:12 AM
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BMRFIXIT
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Widow (glass) all the way up
AFTER removing door panel
drill out rivet securing actuator assembly to lower portion of door

((((open door and locate the rivet at the lower side of the door ))))
disconnect control rod .disconnect electric connector
remove actuator
May 29, 2008 at 4:48 PM