DavidL Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 My drivers Cl has given up. Took the door card off and if you manually pull/push the arm to operates the other doors too but will not operate itself.I'm assuming the unit itself has died and its sealed so get another.Bought one of ebay of the correct fitting only to be sent the wrong one and it turned out they didn't actually have the right one. I guess they hoped I wouldn't notice except it won't connect up! They did give a refund and I still have the other one.Question is can I just whip the connectors off each or are they actually different. I've learnt that mine will always be the more electrically complicated!Mine has the 5 wire block connector whereas the other is the more bullet type which is the same as the wing mirrors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSIIA Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Is the new actuator also 5 wire? If so, it should be possible to splice the wiring to the correct pins of the original connector. Also, is the new actuator a direct replacement for your orginal unit (i.e. a RRC unit) or a generic CDL unit. The latter may involve a fair bit of messing about to get it to operate the linkages correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 If they haven't asked for the new part back and it is otherwise the same as the failed actuator, then you have nothing to lose. I would hope that each of the wores has the same colour coding, but that might not be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidL Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 The old one is like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Range-Rover-Classic-N-S-R-Door-Central-Locking-Solenoid-to-fit-1994-/390484040987?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5aeaa99d1b and the replacement like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Range-Rover-Classic-LSE-Central-locking-motor-O-S-R-to-fit-1986-1993-/390389685240?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5ae509dbf8 I've left the old one on the car so when it gets a bit warmer I'll get it apart again and have alook at the wires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teabag Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Looks like the ebay seller dosen't know his actuators going by the discription. The master in the drivers door is 4 or 5 wire the others are 2 wire slaves. Acuators can be repaired but u have to split the case along the seam with a thin blade. Inside you will find a small brushless electric motor and a drive cog that pushes and pulls in rack & pinion style the flat operating rod, that's the rod you hook the lock operating rod to. The motors can seize due to the hardening of the grease, so free-up the motor and get it spinging again and re assemble you will have to stick the case back or tape together and fit back into the vehicle for the next 20+ years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidL Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Thanks. I'll see if I can get it apart as the rest of the system works and manually operating the drivers side will lock/unlock the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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