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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by striker308, May 31, 2011.

  1. striker308

    striker308 Three time Prius owner

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    OK, so in despiration since I can't locate a non OEM source for a door lock actuator for a 2006 (I look them up, pull up lots of them but when you enter you make make and model as a 2006 it comes back as no part found) :mad:

    anyway, I found this link:

    Door Lock Actuator Replacement - Page 8

    in it they describe how to fix the door actuators - DC motor not celinoid - :confused:

    here is the part:

    FC-280PC-22125

    less than $2.00 :eek:

    I'm ordering one to try it since mine is dead anyway who care if I screw it up trying it.
     
    #1 striker308, May 31, 2011
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    comatoes #GreenLife

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    How did it go?
     
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  3. cnschult

    cnschult Active Member

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    some people have had success with simply opening the door panel and lubing the actuator with graphite or lithium grease. if you look very carefully at the door lock you might notice that it "tries" to move when you press the lock it just can't "turn the corner" and unlock, or lock, or both.

    My family has owned two '92 camrys, a '97 avalon, a '99 rx300, a '04 matrix, '05 corolla, and I now own two gen II Prii so I think I know a little something about Toyotas and their shortcomings.

    In the 90's we always had trouble with door lock actuators and window regulators in all our cars. After 20+ years Toyota still can't figure out how to make a good door lock actuator or they keep buying them from a cheap company who makes crappy ones. Toyota seems to have figured out how to make better window regulators but now Toyotas have a new weakness: sealed wheel bearings.

    To prolong the life of your door actuators (do a search I forgot the procedure) you can make it so that when you open the drivers door no other door unlocks, thus prolonging the life of the other actuators, as for the drivers door, I've been too lazy to open the door panel on one of my Prius so I just use the mechanical key in the remote fob.
     
    #3 cnschult, Aug 2, 2013
  4. striker308

    striker308 Three time Prius owner

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    worked like a charm, but getting the gear pressed back on to the new shaft was a bugger..... thank heavens for heat guns
     
    #4 striker308, Aug 17, 2013
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