Do They Wear ?

[Guest red]

Wow what a great forum

 

I am a newbie to this forum and i need advice

 

 

Both of the front door locks don't work they just turn but nothing happens

 

was the passenger side lock last week and today the drivers side has stop working as well

 

 

Boot lock ok

 

 

My question is :- can i replace just the front door locks ??

 

do they need programming to the pats ??

 

 

I want to replace just the front locks , so its just the key that will be used in the lock

 

its a late 1997 2.0 i aspen galaxy no remote locking no red key was'nt supplied with the car when we bought it .

 

 

Thankyou

 

Sue

[NikpV]

I think that there is a little lug in the mechanism which breaks off/wears.

 

If you want to replace the locks you have two options

1) replace locks and have a different key for those doors

2) replace locks and get an auto locksmith to re-pin the locks so the other keys still work

 

In neither case will the PATS be involved - this only applies to th key put in the ignition lock.

 

Given the age of the car you probably don't need a red key - this system was early and pre 1997, after then a two key pats sysytem was used (you need two programmed keys to program a third and subsequent keys.

 

 

Several posts recently about the locks just turning, I wonder if its possible to get an auto locksmith to repair rather than replace the locks - out of the question for ford though

[Guest red]

Hi NIKPV

 

Thankyou for your quick reply

 

Yes that's what i want to do just replace the front locks i dont mind

 

having 1 key for the lock and original key for the ignition

 

I have just phoned fords they quoted my

[NikpV]

Oh and by the way - have a look at this thread -

 

 

removing handles - re-pinning locks

 

Dont know the outcome yet

[Masked Marauder]

The locks just lock and unlock and set/unset the alarm if one is fitted. They are not connected to the Passive Ant-Theft System (PATS) that works on the ignition key only. There is a chip inside the key that when the key is turned in the ignition is read by a loop antenna round the ignition barrel.

 

So in addition to the options above, you can change all the locks to a new matched set, and take the chips from any working keys ignition you have and swap them into any of the new keys.

[Guest red]

Thankyou both very much