All the gears in the locks can go in any direction--the next time they're
activated, they just rotate to the correct position and stop.  That's why
there's no flat sides/keys/etc.
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
> Reply-To: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
> Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 12:40:09 -0700
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Electric door locks
>
> Due to what Frank says below this would be a great project for someone with
> a digital camera to take photos of the fix and a link to a web page with
> instructions. Are any available yet for the door lock repair? There are so
> many good pages now such as Tom's page on CV repair and Harald & Nancy's
> page on the auxiliary battery.
>
> William
>
> Andy, this is a common problem with the electric door locks.  Most
> likely what is happening is that the electrical contacts inside one or both
> of the front door motors are corroded.  You must remove the motors and
> carefully open them.  Clean the contacts with electrical contact cleaner and
> then lube them with Dielectric Grease.  Reassemble the motors and reinstall
> and all should be fine.  Just be careful when opening the motor so as not to
> lose any of the small bits and make note of how all is before removing any
> part.  There are no diagrams on how the assembly is.
>
> Cheers
>
> Frank Condelli
>