Leaky door lock actuator - which one?
Kneale Brownson
knotnook at traverse.com
Mon Apr 22 11:13:19 EDT 2002
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No BTDT except that you don't want to overlook the trunk lock actuator, Mike.
At 07:36 AM 04/22/2002 +0000, Mike Arman wrote:
>Seems I have a leaky door lock vacuum capsule (again) . . . one nice thing
>about a type 44, when you own one for a few years, you learn all kinds of
>things about ALL KINDS of weird and wonderful automotive "systems", some of
>which seem to have been "designed" by our friends Hans und Fritz after a
>*very* hard night in the beer hall . . .
>
>
>Anyway, when I unlock the car (key), the vacuum pump under the rear seat
>runs for a while longer than it is supposed to. I had one leaky door lock
>capsule a few months ago, and found it by sheer luck - it was the first
>door I checked.
>
>What's the procedure to isolate which one leaks so I don't have to pull off
>ALL FOUR of the door panels looking for it?
>
>Although I suppose it is time for the annual take them all apart anyway
>festival and lube the latch mechanisms, fragile plastic ball sockets,
>window motor actuators, biodegradable door handles, und so weiter (und
>weiter und weiter und weiter).
>
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Mike Arman
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