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Re:Door Lock Problems



Hats off to you! That was the problem. Turns out that the white ring 
was very sticky. I put some silicone spray on it, and now all is 
great! I took the whole door apart, and needless to say it wasn't 
easy. Try finding the keyed versions of the fir trees anywhere! My 
solenoid seems to be strong. Before I noticed there was a slight 
delay between the two doors locking... one would finish locking 
before the other one. Now both are clicking away without effort. 
Couple of squirts saved me a bundle!

Thanks List!

Tyler
#3472

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Mark Hershey" <dmcinfo@xxxx> wrote:
> David's probably right--sounds like excessive drag on the lock 
mech. I've
> found two places on mine:
> 
> 1) If you have a two key deLorean (door key and ignition are 
different), the
> door lock cylinders have a white nylon outer ring that is supposed 
to rotate
> freely a few degrees around the lock cylinder body. This ring is 
connected
> to the lock bellcrank via a wire bail; it's what mechanically moves 
the
> bellcank when you turn the door key to the extreme right or left 
but allows
> you to use the inside rocker and solenoid without actually turning 
the lock
> cylinder (which of course couldn't turn if it has no key in it). 
Both of
> mine developed so much drag over time that the lock solenoids would 
only
> work when the car was running and the supply voltage was an extra 
volt or
> two high. So much drag that it took a noticable extra effort to 
move the
> rocker by hand. Silicone spray on the outside of the lock cylinder 
cured it
> (access by removing upper inside door trim or might be able to get 
a spray
> nozzle nearby by rolling down the window. ) Should probably be 
careful to
> avoid spraying silicone into lock cylinder. Apparently later 1-key 
DeLoreans
> don't have this problem.

-snip

> \\ Mark






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