Reliable castle in the car is not only the prestige of the manufacturer, but also the confidence of the motorist for the safety of your car, and peace of mind for the safety of the content in the car during its absence. Sometimes, for various reasons, the need arises to change it.
Replacing the front door lock on the VAZ 2109 is an easy, even not requiring a mandatory visit to the car service and services of an expensive master. Replace the castle with your own hands for everyone. The main thing is to be patient, prepare the necessary tools and not postpone the replacement in a long box.
Causes of VAZ 2109 Castle breakdown
- There may be several such reasons. Here is the "rating" of the most common causes of the castle replacement.
- The "dumping" of the retainer, connecting the door lock to the traction, which connects it to the central lock.
- Loss of key.
- The breakdown of the larger mechanism itself - the larvae in the car. On the VAZ 21093, the front door lock is designed in such a way that they are practically impossible to repair them. That is, when the castle larva, the castle larva is better immediately change to the new one. Thus, save time and your nerves. Especially its price is sufficiently acceptable.
- Refraction of the wire.
Required lock removal tools
To remove the lock yourself, you will need the following tools:
- curly screwdriver;
- flat screwdriver;
- shock screwdriver;
- pliers;
- eight tracing key;
- a hammer;
- gorotock or ratchet handle.
Replacing the door lock on VAZ 2109
In the door lock on the VAZ 2109 car there are no differences from the same castle in the rear door. Therefore, the process of shooting the front door lock is perfectly used for the rear. The only difference in the removal of the lock on the front door from removing the back - in the installation of the switch cylinders on the handles from the outside.
To change the castle there is instructions with photos and videos. Here is a step-by-step algorithm for changing the castle by car VAZ 21093.
Algorithm of work
- First you need to remove all the decorative cladding from the door. We carry out this work without a rush, so as not to spoil the cladding, because it will have to fasten it back.
- Raise the maximum glass. This procedure is mandatory. If you forget, then you will have to tinker with glass, and this will complicate the case and spoil the mood a little.
- Then press the seal below the door. You can produce this procedure. It is best possible to apply a screwdriver. Work must be done carefully and carefully, so as not to slip screwdriver and did not hurt your hand.
- Remove the fixing spring clamps. They are three top and one below.
- Pull out the film from the door, which is designed to protect.
- Disconnect the thrust inside the knob's key switch from the outside.
- We proceed to the immediate procedure for removing the latter mechanism. Unscrew the bolts that hold the door lock. There is a small nuance that needs to be taken into account. At the factory manufacturers fastening screws of the lock are put on the sealant, so it just does not succumb to. For successful removal, saving forces and nerves, it is better to use a shock screwdriver.
- Remove the outdoor front door lock. To do this, from the inside of the end head to eight unscrew the two mounting nuts. Then unscrew the inner handle. The handle is fastened with two screws. This work should also be carefully done so that the handle does not fail inside the door. It is better to hold the handle with free hand or fix it with something, for example, another screwdriver.
- Check the handle and the state of threaded stuffing, the presence of various mechanical damage. If some defects are found, it is better to correct if you fix it or change the handle immediately.
- Gently inside the door push the handle.
- Pull out the inside of the key mechanism and handle out of the door.
- Next, at the end of the thrust remove the keeper. It is from rubber, so it is easy to succumb to. Delete the handle with the thrust. To do this, you just need to be checked.
- Disconnect a screwdriver bracket from the finger of the lever, complying with the safety rules, because you can hurt a screwdriver.
- After that, disconnect from the lock mechanism lever from the inside of the craving.
- Turn the holder and pull out the thrust tip from the lever, which is designed to block the device.
- Unscrew both fasteners that hold the lock mechanism outside.
- Gently remove the handle.
- Remove the end of thrust from the lock larva. It is also plastic, so this procedure should be done carefully. For this pliers gently remove the pin-retainer.
- The next operation requires care and limit accuracy - you need to remove the lock spring. To do this, bring the tips of the spring from the slots on the handle.
- Remove the locking element. Before removing this item, do not forget to circle it on the contour with a marker. This will simplify the reference setting and will help save the previous settings.
- In the lock insert the key and not to remove it. Since the larva castle crushes, and it will be very difficult to collect it.
- Remove the detail of the handle.
- That's the whole procedure. On the VAZ 2109 the castle of the front door of the car is removed. Now it should be repaired or replaced with a new one. But, as already mentioned above, to preserve time and nerves, it is better to replace it right away to a new one. Because it is actually disposable. Even if you fix it, it will soon have to do this procedure first. A wise proverb "Surround pays twice" in this case, you can continue the phrase "and spends time twice."
- At case, check all possible items, with the need to lubricate them with the corresponding lubricant.
After repairing or changing the lock, all the steps of the installation algorithm on the VAZ 21093 lock in the front door produce in the reverse order.
Problems arising after changing the castle
After changing or repairing the castle, it may happen that the lock will not immediately be at its "convenient" place or the lock will not work properly. This may occur for the following reasons.
The key mechanism itself is not adjusted.
To regulate the lock on the front door VAZ 2109, you must follow the following recommendations:
- weaken the screws on which the castle itself is attached;
- disintegrates a fixing element from outside to the street, if the door slams tightly;
- slide the locking element in the opposite direction if the door forms a gap and hangs;
- lower the clamp element down if the door is raised when closed;
- move up if the gap appears from above and the doors fit loosely;
- after everything is adjusted, all screws tighten tightly;
- to regulate it is better to take a shock screwdriver.
Not connected to the castle
If the lock on the VAZ 2109 does not open on the front door, check the lock traction first. Most likely, you just forgot to snap it on the castle. In this case, you will have to unscrew the lock and connect the craving.
Shortened traction
Another reason may be the factor that the thrust is not adjusted. In this case, you need to unscrew and lengthen it slightly.
As you can see, nothing complicated in the process of removing the castle from the car VAZ 2109 is not. The main thing here is not to rush, follow the safety rules and carefully do the entire algorithm of work. Correcting the work, you will make the next time the same procedure without any problems. And to take off, apparently, it will be necessary more than once, since the factory options on the VAZ 2109 come to unsuitability often.
