Hi,
My son's just bought a 1991 escort but it has a central locking problem.
He is able to lock the doors from the outside but unable to unlock the car from the driver`s side door.
Looking at previous forum Q and A's I gather worn locks or keys are the reason.
He only has the one key with the car.
Is it feasible to swap the passenger door lock with the driver's door lock, this would at least save him having to run around the car every time he needs to get in?
Any suggestions would be welcome before i start tinkering.
Thanks in advance.
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Following on from my previous post, I had a look on ebay and there are several locks for sale.
I now gather door locks are 'handed' and therefore not transferable from side to side.
My new question is: Can I remove the central locking from the drivers door and fit a manual lock instead?
I'm guessing here but would I be right in thinking the driver's door lock would have to remain connected to the end of the wires?
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hi it may be just a worn key you could try getting a new one cut as they can never cut it exact so ends up a higher cut,
It worked for us on another car.
Worth trying and less initial expence
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Is it definately the right key for the lock? Most ford keys from around that era would lock any Ford lock but only unlock the right one, if you follow what I mean. So before you go and get a key cut or anything, try to make sure it is actually the right key for the lock in the first place.
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Most ford keys from around that era would lock any Ford lock but only unlock the right one
Yes, definately the key not fitting the lock is the problem. I think the rule about locking other Ford car's still applies, I can certainly lock my dads brand new Fiesta with my Escort keys.
It could be very possible it's a different lock in there to all the others. When mine was first bought (1989) it had to have the drivers lock changed twice and the passenger side lock changed also, hence I have 3 keys on my keyring (which I can say is for the 3 cars I own :-D ), and plenty spare that don't fit anything!
I would ask the previous owners about whether the drivers lock was ever changed. Haynes goes into some story about Ford being able to program a new lock to any combination, but that didn't happen on mine, even under warranty!
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