How to Fix Central Door Lock Motors - Freelander 1 and other cars
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2019
- Central Locking not working? A very common fault on old cars. Here we show how to fix both the front and rear door lock motors on a Landrover Freelander 1. The recommended route is to change the brush section of the worn motor for a compatible one from a new motor which can be bought very cheaply for around £1 on ebay. A couple of alternative methods are shown for dismantling and fixing. Most of the video is on fixing the front door lock with a smaller section at the end on the rear door lock, which is a bit easier, but uses the same technique for fixing the electric motors, so that bit is not duplicated. It looks more daunting than it is. With new brushes it should last as long as a new one. I wouldn’t recommend second hand locks as they will probably also have worn motor brush. New locks are around £90 so not cheap.
Here are the new electric motors that I bought. I just used the ends of these motors containing the brushes to save the hassle of trying to remove and refit the gear on each motor and to get the right shaft length:
Amazon USA and elsewhere: amzn.to/3cXgGqW
Amazon U.K. : amzn.to/3zv4Dcm
Torx bits sets:
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Or Amazon USA: amzn.to/2XlOK3h
A set of precision screwdrivers:
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Amazon USA: amzn.to/2Z322T5
Rubber disposible gloves are also useful, here's the links for
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eBay UK: ebay.us/cE1BHK
Amazon UK: amzn.to/3aikbl8
Amazon USA & others: amzn.to/3cdwjpD
If you want to just put a 2nd hand lock in (not recommended) here are some on ebay UK: ebay.us/Xq1YbT
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Once again a massive thank you your video which has helped me to diagnose and repair my faulty lock.
Stay well
Ash from Scotland 🏴
Great Ash, thanks. Well done.
Thankyou so much for being so thorough as you walked us through this, this has been so helpful
Cheers
Thank you for all your help and advise on my Freelander, Irish x
Thank you for your thank you! Glad they came in handy!
Just bought a second hand working part from a broker. Fitted it today. Such a faff I found but got it done and now have a working locking door from the fob after over a year of it not working. Thank you for your informative video! 👍🏻
Cheers and well done.
Again a fantastic and informative video, Keep up the good work...first class stuff!
Sad to say this has happened to mine so my next free weekend i'm going to tackle it. Thanks Jon
Thanks. Good luck with yours.
Thank you buddy. You always helps me!
Cheers. Good luck.
Such a great video, I've watched it several times in an attempt to make myself brave enough to give it a go myself, but as yet, not brave enough, shame really, as I've two locks which have gone, will have to watch it a few more times. Great stuff, keep the Hippo vids coming.
Thanks. Good luck if you have a go!
Finally had a go, removed the rear right lock, replaced the rear part of the motor that wasn't working, all seemed fine until I re-inserted it, when I unlock the car, it locks, when I lock the car, it unlocks, it's got me stumped. It' not possible to reverse the polarity, is it? Any clues to where I went wrong?
@@davidspikings2723 That may be because you have accidentally rotated the body of the electric motor with respect to the brush end, perhaps. The north and south magnets are then swapped and it rotates in the opposite direction. If you don't want to swap it back mechanically you could just swap the wires to it.
@@comeinhandynow Thanks for your reply, i'll rotate the replacement end 180 degrees, make sense really as it was the only thing I changed.
@@davidspikings2723 hello my friend, my rear right door is locked, it doesn't open, you followed the same path, you threw my screw instead of press.
Great video, swapped my MG ZT drivers door actuator yesterday. Stripped old one down, exactly same as this, same motor not working. Stripped motor down, cleaned and reassembled and she lives again! Fixed for the sum of zero, doesn’t get better than that
Great. More people should do this. Well done.
@@comeinhandynow all thanks to your video, I’d asked on forums and FB and all you get was "can’t be done" 😔
@@garygreenwood6752 Cheers. If someone says “it can’t be done” then it’s a challenge and more fun to try!
Great video, I could never imagine the trouble those cheap small motors are guilty of such hardwork. I should say, Land Rover for the price they ask for these parts they should have used proper buhler motors that last forever
I expect the parts are common over many manufacturers and made by bosch or the like. I generally find Landrover parts quite cheap compared to others like bmw, audi etc.
Thank you very much for the video. Got an issue with my freelander 1 change the door lock , works fin when not connected, when i connect the wire, on "unlock position" the door is closing with the key button but not opening either with the button or the handle, when its on lock position closing with key button unlock with button from the outside but couldnt open it from the inside do you have an idea where it might come ?
When the lock does the opposite of what is expected after the motors have been dismantled, it is usually caused by the brush end of the motor being installed 180 degrees rotated compared to the body part holding the magnets.
Hi I’m trying to fit a new actuator to 2011 freelander hse, have taken the card of and undone everything but cannot get the glass to leave the raise so can’t slide it out the way to fit tha new part , any advice please.
Probably a bolt clamping the glass at the bottom. Have a look.
top video very intresting
Thanks
@@comeinhandynow ive got a problem with the passanger side door on my zt and i found this vid very helpful thank you for uploading and taking the time no doubt youll save me time and money
comprehensive vid. anymore on F1 hippo be very welcome. im sorry your dog didnt seem as impressed as i was :0)
Thanks. More vids soon on diagnosing and testing various bits to reduce that smoke at 2500 rpm at idle that a lot of TD4s seem to report, with my personal solution.
@@comeinhandynow great - i hope to see more or your dog too :0)
My central lock doesent work on the front left side. It works when you lock the but when ju unlocks the car the thing doesent come up and I have to open it from inside. Should I buy a brand new motor or can you do something easy fix?
Watch the video if you want to fix the lock, or buy a new lock.
Is it ok to write on the comments here? I have som faults the owner before me didnt serv the car that well and need some help
Hi, very informative video, enjoyed watching it. Do you have a link for the motors from China that you mentioned. On eBay I only found one similar which was for a Kia and cost £14.95!
Thank you very much for your help.
Fiona McCabe
Thanks. The video description section has a few links, here’s the motor one: Ebay U.K. : ebay.to/2HFiKko
@@comeinhandynow can’t see video description, do you have specs of motor you used please
@@garygreenwood6752 Sorry I was trying to paste the section from the video description here but ebay is being a right pain as it deletes links when pasting, so I can only suggest you use another browsing device to help you get to read the video description if you have difficulty seeing it. It is at the top of any comments.
My Freelander just keeps unlocking itself all the time. What should be done about this? I can even hear it "unlocking" even when I don't do anything. It stops when the key is in position I/II
Must be a problem with one of the door locks not properly.
@@comeinhandynow
You mean the driver's door or could be any of them?
@@gheorghinacov6008 Probably the drivers door lock but hard to be 100% certain.
Ordered some of these off eBay as connections look same as original
FC280PC 22125
Thanks
Link to the motor listing on eBay doesn't work, could you link again or let me know what to search?
this looks compatible. i’ll update links soon. amzn.to/3zv4Dcm
@@comeinhandynow Cheers dude! I'll let you know how I get on.
Where can I message you mate
Try here to start with. What is your question?
comeinhandynow I done my k series head gasket and I tried to fire it but it didn’t wanna start
Most likely the timing is out then. Check it against the video I did on the k series engine ua-cam.com/video/aMcjc3LmMv0/v-deo.html
Or a Haynes manual or rover workshop manual. Check for any diagnostic codes via a scanner. Next check you are getting a spark, that you have fuel pressure and that injectors are firing.
I have to do this on my Freelander, not because the door lock doesn't work, but to replace the actual key cylinder which is completely knackered ... Worse even than the old Mk1 Mini locks which were notorious for being able to be opened with a screwdriver to twist the lock as the cylinder became so worn the tumblers did nothing!!
When one sees the clunky cumbersome way this has been constructed one has to wonder what kind of pervert designed it in the first place and WHY production engineering didn't complain about the farcical nature of the assembly, instead of a straight forward process enabled by decent access holes!
Score 0 out of 10 for one of THE WORST pieces of design I have ever seen in my life!!
This video does not cover dismantling of the keylock part that is separate in case anyone wondered, I just show it being reinserted. The keylock part is the same you get on most cars of this era and they don’t normally wear out as most people use the remote fob for lock/unlock. It seems like yours has been well used or abused. If just well used any wear is very dependant on key hole lubrication, which should be done at a service, but most garages don’t bother. Yes, access is a bit tricky but is all down to technique. You just have to think “how did they assemble this?”. They will have had a method to try and save time, because time is money, but there are constraints of strength and safety of the door structure. It’s not an unusually bad or good design in my experience and humble opinion. Good luck with your job.