"Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote in message
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>
> "drdecker" > wrote in message
> lkaboutautos.com...
> > My vans tailgate lock is seized. I cannot open. I have tried using WD40
> and
> > it will not work. The key will not even go in. Is there away to open the
> > gate from the inside.
> >
>
> Go to a wrecking yard and find a Grand Voyager that has the same interior
> trim color as yours. Have them carefully remove, or remove yourself, the
> interior plastic that covers the back of the tailgate. Obtain the lock
> cylinder
> at the same time.
>
> Take the lock cylinder to a locksmith with your key and have him rekey
> the cylinder.
>
> Now take a electric saber saw and drill and hack a hole in the inside
> plastic of your
> van over the lock, take care not to cut into anything important (like
> wiring) reach in,
> disengage the lock, open the gate, unscrew the inside plastic and throw it
> away,
> replace the lock, replace the inside plastic.
>
> Probably will set you back $50.
>
> Ted
>
>
It probably has nothing to do with thte lock, its the door lock acuator
motor that is seized up, A common problem for that device, as I said you
have to pop the interior panel off from inside, then pop the door open to
replace the acuator