Hi,
My two front door central locking motors have both failed on my 89 Syncro Caravelle GL camper. Does anyone know if they are easily fixable. It looks like they are around $200 each to buy from overseas.
Thanks
Doone Wyborn
Dear Doone,
My recently acquired Caravelle would centrally lock but then pop all the locks open again. I cured it with a new battery - presumably it was a fail safe device to stop being locked out by a flat battery. (Although each lock still works mechanically). A suggestion to check but probably not your problem.
I presume its not bad connections or stiff locks being too much for the servos.
If it is indeed the motors I recall an article in "Torque" magazine when I was a member of the Victorian Peugeot Car Club of how an enterprising member had used the servos from a K Mart after market central locking kit to successfully avoid replacing the equally expensive Peugeot motors. (I think I have seen whole kits advertised for $20-30)
Just don't tell Phil I made such a philistine(no pun intended) suggestion.
Good luck.
Roger
--- On Sat, 7/5/11, Doone Wyborn <doone.wyborn@gmail.com> wrote:
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On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 1:11 AM, Roger Bell <bellrmit@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
Dear Doone,My recently acquired Caravelle would centrally lock but then pop all the locks open again. I cured it with a new battery - presumably it was a fail safe device to stop being locked out by a flat battery. (Although each lock still works mechanically). A suggestion to check but probably not your problem.I presume its not bad connections or stiff locks being too much for the servos.If it is indeed the motors I recall an article in "Torque" magazine when I was a member of the Victorian Peugeot Car Club of how an enterprising member had used the servos from a K Mart after market central locking kit to successfully avoid replacing the equally expensive Peugeot motors. (I think I have seen whole kits advertised for $20-30)Just don't tell Phil I made such a philistine(no pun intended) suggestion.Good luck.
From: Doone Wyborn <doone.wyborn@gmail.com>
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Central locking motor
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Received: Saturday, 7 May, 2011, 8:15 AM
Hi,My two front door central locking motors have both failed on my 89 Syncro Caravelle GL camper. Does anyone know if they are easily fixable. It looks like they are around $200 each to buy from overseas.ThanksDoone Wyborn