Ford transit connect rear door lock actuator removal and repair, central locking fix

How to remove a Ford transit connect rear door lock actuator and fix for central locking issue
this also works for the front doors

[@gambs2373]

Is the lock still working ok? Just wondered if after a while taking the spring out had any effect.

[@EllamaeShackcloth-xn6jt]

Great hack sorted my issue 👍

[@jontom7787]

This worked perfectly. Thank you so much!

[@MFCampervans]

You're welcome. I'm glad it helped!

[@yapayzeka930]

Thank you 😊

[@MFCampervans]

Glad to help

[@TMC1877]

On my van it keeps thinking the door is open with the door ajar light appearing on the dash, if I try and lock the van it thinks one of the doors is open and immediately unlocks it again. Is this a similar problem yours had? I just want to know before I tear into it trying to fix a problem that's different than what I want to fix

[@sethdawg]

Did you figure it out? Same issue with mine

[@Israel_Madrid]

​@@sethdawg Same issue with my Ford Transit connect 2013 ,i descover the problem is located in the rear door.The closing hook must go completely down, if it does not do so, pressing the close button from the control will not close them because the door open light on the van's dashboard is still on. That is all I have done. discovered this problem, I still haven't found the definitive solution

[@Israel_Madrid]

I fixed!!!¡!!This problem may be because one of the 3 doors has a bad sensor and the dashboard reads it as if it were open. In my case the problem was with the Rear door. In order to do the bonding it is a little more complicated because there are 6 cables and They are exactly the same color (black). So, what I did was: Scrape a metal part of the rear door and anchor or drill a hole to screw in a screw with a cable, this will be my Ground. Afterwards, I disconnected the connector with the 6 cables from the rear door and made contact with each wire until the fuse burns. You will know what I have done because the remote control will not work. Then I went to the vehicle's dashboard and left it on and the door light was still on, so I made contact with each wire of the connector until I found the cable that turns off the door open light on the rear door. Once you find it, you just cut it and join it to the ground cable that you had already screwed to the metal of the door. Then you just replace the fuse number 163, it is 20 amps. This fuse is located on the driver's side, in the third row, it is the fourth fuse from the right to the left. Once you replace it, the remote control will work to close the doors.

[@AlisonPictures]

Grr I can’t get the white clip off! Any tips please?!

[@Crypto4x]

How can i get the lock cylinder cover off to remove the actuator??

[@MFCampervans]

There is a plate you need to slide out and also a tab to press, and twist with the key in the lock

[@petejames4672]

I wonder if this would also work on my passenger door that has the same problem ...

[@MFCampervans]

Yes it also works for the front doors!

[@petejames4672]

Ah so the front door locks have the same spring as the back door ? Thanks

[@sethdawg]

@@MFCampervans do they all have that spring? How is it working for you? Still great? Thanks!

[@EllamaeShackcloth-xn6jt]

Great hack sorted my issue 👍