DOOR WAY To HELL - HELP!!!
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:34 pm
Hey Guys,
I've read numerous "I'm locked out of my 996 threads", but I thought I'd post for your expert thoughts on the matter. This is a weird one...
So I began the day going over to my parent's house to visit. While I'm there dad asked me to help with a "door problem" on his 2005 Ford F150. Apparently, the cable assemblies on the rear doors on the extended cab F150s are well known to fail making it impossible to open.
Sound familiar?
Well, when I got there, my father was ready to just replace the specific failure points by "rigging it" or go with an aftermarket assembly. After my horrible experience with knock-offs (e.g. window regulator), I insisted that he stay with an OEM genuine Motorcraft part if I was going to help him. He agreed. I'm glad he did, when I removed the part and examined it closely, it was heavily corroded and the plastic bits had turned to crumbling pieces of dried up crap. Reminded me of the many plastic Porsche parts. hahaha
Here's a picture of the door and locking assembly before I removed it. If you look closely at the bottom left, you can see the broken cable hanging out of the door panel. Fortunately, the replacement Motorcraft part fit perfectly and worked like a charm... now dad is happy again. Yay for everyone around him! He gets frustrated so easy these days and when he can't get something to work, he's known to get violent with the offending object and tear things up worse. I counseled him to calm down and take a deep breath next time it happens. We'll see if it works.
When I arrived at my parent's house in the morning, it was a rather nice and cool 60F.
Here's my car as it looked when I got there.
When dad asked me to stay to help with the truck, I knew I'd better move it clearly way out of the way. Why? Because they're both in their 80s now and can't back a car to save their lives. haha I moved it on the front lawn which was out in the direct sunlight all day long. It got hot!
Here's the kicker...
After repairing my father's door, I went to get in my car, and the driver's side door would NOT open. The window would drop, but the door would not budge. You could hear the window mechanism, but that was it. I was able to open the passenger side door normally. But nothing I tried opened the door. Any ideas?
The car started fine and I drove home as normal. The car's temps were hitting 90F inside, but cooled down to a 77F temp on the way home. When I parked in the garage, the door opened normally.
Question - What the heck is going on? Is the locking mechanism fully electric actuated? Or is it electric/mechanical? Could it be the locking mechanism needs lubrication? Or, should I be prepared to replace the entire locking assembly?
Is there anything I can do to prevent this in the meantime before I purchase parts. Thanks!
I've read numerous "I'm locked out of my 996 threads", but I thought I'd post for your expert thoughts on the matter. This is a weird one...
So I began the day going over to my parent's house to visit. While I'm there dad asked me to help with a "door problem" on his 2005 Ford F150. Apparently, the cable assemblies on the rear doors on the extended cab F150s are well known to fail making it impossible to open.
Sound familiar?
Well, when I got there, my father was ready to just replace the specific failure points by "rigging it" or go with an aftermarket assembly. After my horrible experience with knock-offs (e.g. window regulator), I insisted that he stay with an OEM genuine Motorcraft part if I was going to help him. He agreed. I'm glad he did, when I removed the part and examined it closely, it was heavily corroded and the plastic bits had turned to crumbling pieces of dried up crap. Reminded me of the many plastic Porsche parts. hahaha
Here's a picture of the door and locking assembly before I removed it. If you look closely at the bottom left, you can see the broken cable hanging out of the door panel. Fortunately, the replacement Motorcraft part fit perfectly and worked like a charm... now dad is happy again. Yay for everyone around him! He gets frustrated so easy these days and when he can't get something to work, he's known to get violent with the offending object and tear things up worse. I counseled him to calm down and take a deep breath next time it happens. We'll see if it works.
When I arrived at my parent's house in the morning, it was a rather nice and cool 60F.
Here's my car as it looked when I got there.
When dad asked me to stay to help with the truck, I knew I'd better move it clearly way out of the way. Why? Because they're both in their 80s now and can't back a car to save their lives. haha I moved it on the front lawn which was out in the direct sunlight all day long. It got hot!
Here's the kicker...
After repairing my father's door, I went to get in my car, and the driver's side door would NOT open. The window would drop, but the door would not budge. You could hear the window mechanism, but that was it. I was able to open the passenger side door normally. But nothing I tried opened the door. Any ideas?
The car started fine and I drove home as normal. The car's temps were hitting 90F inside, but cooled down to a 77F temp on the way home. When I parked in the garage, the door opened normally.
Question - What the heck is going on? Is the locking mechanism fully electric actuated? Or is it electric/mechanical? Could it be the locking mechanism needs lubrication? Or, should I be prepared to replace the entire locking assembly?
Is there anything I can do to prevent this in the meantime before I purchase parts. Thanks!