Timbo Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) OK, so "farts" isn't the right word, but it makes a loud, rattling noise every time I unlock it. Kind of like a machine-gun. A very rapidly repeating sound. It doesn't do it when I lock the door, just when I unlock it. It sounds like a bad servo or something, but I'm honestly not sure exactly what's in there. I've already replaced both front door lock/latches because they kept unlocking themselves, and that required dealing with the window and tracks. The rear door should be a piece of cake, as I don't think there's a lot of parts to get in the way. Anyone? Edited October 5, 2021 by Timbo rewording Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formal Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Same as the front, the rear door lock actuators go bad too ? You might try opening up actuator to see if any of the teeth on the small gears inside are damaged. Cheaper to fix the plastic gears than replace the whole part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dktool Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 See the thread I started when I bought my 2013 TC, I quickly learned to source motors and fix all these latch assemblies; https://www.fordtransitusaforum.com/threads/2013-door-question.86621/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) On 10/7/2021 at 3:20 AM, formal said: Same as the front, the rear door lock actuators go bad too ? You might try opening up actuator to see if any of the teeth on the small gears inside are damaged. Cheaper to fix the plastic gears than replace the whole part. You're not kidding! The Ford dealer near me, wants $577 for it! The cheapest I found was online for about $320+ shipping from the east coast. AutoZone has them for $365. So are you saying the internal gears are available? I've seen the gears for the front actuators on eBay, but I don't know if they're the same. The link dktool provided (and thanks for that, btw), seems to be in regards to the actuator not locking the door. Mine works just fine, the left side just makes a lot of noise when I unlock it. Edited October 27, 2021 by Timbo Adding content Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 I found the source of the noise. It was a missing/broken tooth on the larger gear. Yay! I saved $400! ? mrtn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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