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Title: Door lock jammed, scary moment
Post by: Jan Suhr on 24 June 2013, 16:37:51: Were out driving today and parked and locked the car to the deadlock mode.

My remote is not working so I locked with the key. When I came back and put in the key to open, nothing happened, it was stuck in dead lock. Pulling the key out and in again a few times and finally it unlocked.

When turning it to unlock I felt that something wasn't right, there was a resistance in the mechanism. I have a feeling that I could turn the key more than normal.

I will leave it in just normal lock next time so I can get in through the rear hatch if needed.

What could be the problem? the linkage or the motor?

Thanks

Jan
Title: Re: Door lock jammed, scary moment
Post by: TheBoy on 24 June 2013, 18:11:16: Thinking just the switches, as the unlock is normally powered -by turning key, you are simply closing a switch to activate the motors.
Title: Re: Door lock jammed, scary moment
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 June 2013, 18:13:19: Quote from: TheBoy on 24 June 2013, 18:11:16
Thinking just the switches, as the unlock is normally powered -by turning key, you are simply closing a switch to activate the motors.

Could be the motor, though. I had one where the switch in the motor went dodgy so it would deadlock when locking normally, but then wouldn't move from the deadlocked position. I changed it pretty quick!
Title: Re: Door lock jammed, scary moment
Post by: TheBoy on 24 June 2013, 18:20:01: Quote from: Kevin Wood on 24 June 2013, 18:13:19
Quote from: TheBoy on 24 June 2013, 18:11:16
Thinking just the switches, as the unlock is normally powered -by turning key, you are simply closing a switch to activate the motors.

Could be the motor, though. I had one where the switch in the motor went dodgy so it would deadlock when locking normally, but then wouldn't move from the deadlocked position. I changed it pretty quick!
Actually, I was thinking of the switches in the motor, as they are usually the first to fail.
Title: Re: Door lock jammed, scary moment
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 June 2013, 18:42:20: Quote from: TheBoy on 24 June 2013, 18:20:01
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 24 June 2013, 18:13:19
Quote from: TheBoy on 24 June 2013, 18:11:16
Thinking just the switches, as the unlock is normally powered -by turning key, you are simply closing a switch to activate the motors.

Could be the motor, though. I had one where the switch in the motor went dodgy so it would deadlock when locking normally, but then wouldn't move from the deadlocked position. I changed it pretty quick!
Actually, I was thinking of the switches in the motor, as they are usually the first to fail.
:y
Title: Re: Door lock jammed, scary moment
Post by: Jan Suhr on 24 June 2013, 19:13:53: Ok, I'll try to find a motor on the scrapyard to replace mine with.

Thanks

Jan
Title: Re: Door lock jammed, scary moment
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 June 2013, 21:02:14: They are cheap and easy to fix. :y

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90642.0 (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90642.0)
Title: Re: Door lock jammed, scary moment
Post by: Jan Suhr on 24 June 2013, 22:01:34: I did send my old 2001 to the scrapyard a few weeks ago, I'll go there and see if I can get the motor from that one.

Otherwise they seem hard to find on used markets...

Jan
Title: Re: Door lock jammed, scary moment
Post by: pletis143 on 24 June 2013, 22:41:04: Once your in the drivers seat can you get out of the drivers door ok
Title: Re: Door lock jammed, scary moment
Post by: Jan Suhr on 24 June 2013, 23:04:10: When pulling the lever to open the door there is a bit of resistance the last part of the movement. It might have something to do with it too?

Jan