Power locks don't work properly, but they try..

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Chris D.
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Power locks don't work properly, but they try..

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My power locks in my 89 LeSaber seem constipated..

I can hear them "trying" to move, but they just can't get going..
I can hit the button a few times and get them to move about half way..
Are there any techniques to get them moving freely again?
thanks 8-[
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Re: Power locks don't work properly, but they try..

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My 89 Bonnie did the same. Remove the door panels and spray some white lithium lubricant on all the contact points and the actual lock in the door. They get sticky and just need to be lubricated.
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Re: Power locks don't work properly, but they try..

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myfirstbonnie wrote:My 89 Bonnie did the same. Remove the door panels and spray some white lithium lubricant on all the contact points and the actual lock in the door. They get sticky and just need to be lubricated.
Thanks for the advise..
Whats involved in pulling the door panels?
any tips/directions?
Last edited by Chris D. on Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Minneapolis (Brooklyn Park) Minnesota
1989 Buick LeSabre sedan
2002 Toyota Tacoma 2RZ engine
1981 DeLorean DMC-12
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