Door Lock

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Door Lock
Topic Started: Sat 8 Mar 2008, 07:47:51 (125 Views)
shedrool83	Sat 8 Mar 2008, 07:47:51 Post #1
PE30 Private 1st Class Posts: 64 Group: New Blood Member #1,338 Joined: 20-02-08	I can open my drivers door with the key but cann't lock it. i read somewhere that i need to bend something to get it to lock. My question is what part do i have to bend? It's a 1989 325 http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...=41&fg=40&hl=76



Angus	Sat 8 Mar 2008, 14:34:36 Post #2
PE30 Sergeant 1st Class Posts: 1,773 Group: PE30 Members Member #20 Joined: 10-11-05	Best thing to do is strip out your window and winder mech (seems scary but actually easy to do) mech and have a look inside the door - that way you'll have a good idea of how it goes together. is it the door lock or the central locking that isn't working?
	I don't do optomistic, I don't do pessemistic - I just do reality


shedrool83	Sat 8 Mar 2008, 15:03:48 Post #3
PE30 Private 1st Class Posts: 64 Group: New Blood Member #1,338 Joined: 20-02-08	It's the door lock that isn't working Angus. The central locking isn't working either (1 of many job to do)



Angus	Sat 8 Mar 2008, 15:27:42 Post #4
PE30 Sergeant 1st Class Posts: 1,773 Group: PE30 Members Member #20 Joined: 10-11-05	As I said, strip the window and winder mech out, get a torch and have a good look round - the key barrel sits in a plate which is part of the door lock. there is a microswitch which activates the central locking attached to the plate as well. any or all of these could be your problem. Also, it is possible that your central locking control unit is part or fully fried thus sending stupid signals around the system. Unplug the door loom and see if that makes any difference to the locking. then do the brianmoore red/black wire thing (on t'other place). then plug the loom back in and see if anything happens.
	I don't do optomistic, I don't do pessemistic - I just do reality


shedrool83	Sat 8 Mar 2008, 17:26:53 Post #5
PE30 Private 1st Class Posts: 64 Group: New Blood Member #1,338 Joined: 20-02-08	I'll give it a try cheers Waynei



ade_law	Thu 16 Oct 2008, 19:37:46 Post #6
Posts: 9 Group: New Blood Member #1,450 Joined: 16-10-08 Location bournemouth	on the door lock there is a spring lever that locks the locks then goes over centre when you do the dead locks. On mine the spring had lost its bite. the symptom was it would go to the dead lock position too easy it would lock then unlock itself. new lock barrel was fairly easy to fit. didnt need to drop the window mechanism out either. Ade


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