drivers door wont unlock via remote...

theridler · 16th July 2014, 22:25

Hi my drivers door will only unlock by key... all other doors unlock fine with remote... remote will lock all doors... (well all the knobs go down anyway...). Does this mean drivers door solenoid is on the way out or is there some other things to check out? If its a door solenoid I need to replace wheres the best place to get one?

trikey · 16th July 2014, 22:30

Yes, a dead solenoid by the sound of it!

klarzy · 16th July 2014, 22:38

It's the whole lock unit... I just got one off ebay for £15...

An hour to fit, fiddley but doable for a diy job...

theridler · 20th July 2014, 19:18

Got there in the end... much easier to remove window glass. Just needed to watch out re clampig glass.... but I think Ive forgotten to connect the cross thing up to the door handle!!!

Well looks like I'll have to remove door card & window glass again. Now the remote works but not the key!!!

Mike Noc · 21st July 2014, 07:12

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Originally Posted by theridler

Hi my drivers door will only unlock by key... all other doors unlock fine with remote... remote will lock all doors... (well all the knobs go down anyway...). Does this mean drivers door solenoid is on the way out or is there some other things to check out? If its a door solenoid I need to replace wheres the best place to get one?

If they had fitted solenoids they might last have lasted longer, but they used motors instead.

theridler · 21st July 2014, 07:21

Yeah good point I used the word solenoid because its a given (well mostly) thats whats usually used on car doors!:-) :-) :-)

MevagisseyMedic · 21st July 2014, 07:22

No need to remove window glass, it will come out without doing that, just remove the 2 bolts on the door supporting the glass runner and push it bak a bit to squeeze the lock thru.

klarzy · 21st July 2014, 07:25

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Originally Posted by MevagisseyMedic

No need to remove window glass, it will come out without doing that, just remove the 2 bolts on the door supporting the glass runner and push it bak a bit to squeeze the lock thru.

You can do that, but for the 3 minutes it takes to remove the glass it makes the job a shed load easier to access...

theridler · 21st July 2014, 11:12

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Originally Posted by klarzy

You can do that, but for the 3 minutes it takes to remove the glass it makes the job a shed load easier to access...

I would have to agree after having done it... and if you're careful not to over tighten glass clamps I would say its about 1/4 hr to remove & replace glass... against maybe twice that long fiddling about??

Regarding key lock not actuating - is there any other reason other than I forgot to connect the cross thingy...that would cause this?
If you turn the key there's no resistance to movement at all, like the lock barrel is not connected to anything (which makes me think I forgot to connect the cross thingy ...)?

klarzy · 21st July 2014, 15:40

Sounds right.

16th July 2014, 22:25	#1
theridler Gets stuck in ZT-T+ CDTi '54 reg Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Newark Posts: 973 Thanks: 199 Thanked 120 Times in 107 Posts	drivers door wont unlock via remote... Hi my drivers door will only unlock by key... all other doors unlock fine with remote... remote will lock all doors... (well all the knobs go down anyway...). Does this mean drivers door solenoid is on the way out or is there some other things to check out? If its a door solenoid I need to replace wheres the best place to get one?

16th July 2014, 22:30	#2
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,772 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Yes, a dead solenoid by the sound of it! __________________ Lest we forget..

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klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	It's the whole lock unit... I just got one off ebay for £15... An hour to fit, fiddley but doable for a diy job... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

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theridler Gets stuck in ZT-T+ CDTi '54 reg Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Newark Posts: 973 Thanks: 199 Thanked 120 Times in 107 Posts	Yeah good point I used the word solenoid because its a given (well mostly) thats whats usually used on car doors!:-) :-) :-) __________________ Regards John [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	Sounds right. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

20th July 2014, 19:18	#4
theridler Gets stuck in ZT-T+ CDTi '54 reg Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Newark Posts: 973 Thanks: 199 Thanked 120 Times in 107 Posts	Got there in the end... much easier to remove window glass. Just needed to watch out re clampig glass.... but I think Ive forgotten to connect the cross thing up to the door handle!!! Well looks like I'll have to remove door card & window glass again. Now the remote works but not the key!!!

21st July 2014, 07:22	#7
MevagisseyMedic Avid contributor Rover 75 Club Tourer 2002 Auto Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mevagissey, Cornwall Posts: 234 Thanks: 19 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts	No need to remove window glass, it will come out without doing that, just remove the 2 bolts on the door supporting the glass runner and push it bak a bit to squeeze the lock thru.