door lock busted. actuator?

Likely NOT the actuator itself. probably something bound up. And dont worry about throwing money away on the parts, you probably cant buy them new anyway.

Go to a salvage yard a u-pick if possible.

This may sound really odd.... but, at work, I would remove the door trim panel and look to see what the problem is.... Armed with this information, I can order the correct parts for the repair....

In Canada, Ford has recently announced a vintage parts program... not sure about the US... that features NOS parts. These parts are not available through the standard chain but a resourceful dealer should be able to check availability.

My 89 LX did the same thing. On it when you press the button or use the key it still moves the motor some and on mine when the motor rusted and froze solid I couldn't move the knob either. Suffice it to say you won't know what it is until you rip the doe panel off.

What??? How absurd!!

I had a similar problem in my '89 hatch. I removed the lock solenoids and the problem went away. Ok, so I no longer have power door locks... I can reach across the car to lock/unlock as needed AND I ditched some weight.

KAM.

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Haha! Hey, a picture is worth a thousand words! FWIW I had a similar thing happen on my Tbird and it turned out to be a piece of cardboard left over from manufacturing that finally found it's way into the regulator, after 8 years or so. Took 5 seconds to fix, once I could see what it was.

Well, for what it's worth... I did already pop the door panel off. I did not see an obstruction or binding source. Whatever is going on is happening behind the metal plate that covers the actuator, door latch area. But I will keep fishing. I was hoping someone had a similiar experience to help ID a focus point for me to go look at. Thanks, guys.