How To Change Power Door Lock Actuator 2005 Chevy Silverado

Way cheaper than the whole assembly.

How to change power door lock actuator 2005 chevy silverado.

It has a little purple plastic piece on the top that you need to insert a broad flathead into and push up. Unclip the lock rods and unplug the wiring harness. That motor as posted above is 30. When you push it up all the way 1 it will push itself off of the actuator.

It did require removing the door handle. Pull the actuator so you can get a handle on the electrical connection. There was no room and led to many nicks and cuts. Door lock systems operate the actuator by toggling positive negative voltage to the actuator.

Transfer the mounting bracket and dust cover to the new lock actuator. Once the actuator is free from the door it should be hanging by the interior lock rod. If you take the time to remove the assembly just replace the motor. Unplug the door lock actuator electrical connector.

You should see the voltage polarity toggle with each switch activation. Again the difficulty was not bad to replace the motor. Install the new door lock actuator 5 40 use a couple coarse threaded bolts rather than rivets to re install the door lock actuator.