Anthony, can you hear if the problematic side's actuator is making noise?
If it makes noise but doesnt move the linkage properly, check your mechanical linkage between the actuator and body linkage.
If there's no noise, check for power ground across the two wires (at the actuator). If you have it, open and close the door and try again. Repeat (testing to see if a wire broke in the articulated section in the door jam).
If you consistently have power, I'd consider that you might have a bad actuator. I'd disconnect its wiring from the body harness and bench test if a few times. Then see where you're at.
MHO.
Good luck bud.
If it makes noise but doesnt move the linkage properly, check your mechanical linkage between the actuator and body linkage.
If there's no noise, check for power ground across the two wires (at the actuator). If you have it, open and close the door and try again. Repeat (testing to see if a wire broke in the articulated section in the door jam).
If you consistently have power, I'd consider that you might have a bad actuator. I'd disconnect its wiring from the body harness and bench test if a few times. Then see where you're at.
MHO.
Good luck bud.
i really need to do this to my door panels bc the cardboard is breaking on mine as well.
What are liquid nails? is the metal straping just thin sheet metal with holes drilled in it?
I did this years ago on my 88 hatch. I sold it and to this day I believe they are still working. again beats the price of buying new and these actuators actually work better and feel better when they lock. I liked it so much I pm'd jrichter the hyper link to put in his sig so others could find it easier. I think I would be lost without jrichter on this site.
Anthony, I had the same issue with the plastic mount.
I'm sure I remember Joe saying explicitly that his car had metal mounts (so we both knew we were kinda wingin' it). I almost never post about the plastic mount changing things because I wasn't sure which cars had plastic (I thought maybe they used plastic on 'verts since it's more likely to get wet in there). I'm sorry that I didn't mention it bud.
I was once going to measure things and send the info to Joe, but the hole I made was a skosh off and I didn't wanna provide unverified and unproven info that wasn't right on the dot (I'd have been extrapolating a guess as to where I should have drilled). I also wasn't sure if vert doors have different component orientation than hardtops.
I'm sure I remember Joe saying explicitly that his car had metal mounts (so we both knew we were kinda wingin' it). I almost never post about the plastic mount changing things because I wasn't sure which cars had plastic (I thought maybe they used plastic on 'verts since it's more likely to get wet in there). I'm sorry that I didn't mention it bud.
I was once going to measure things and send the info to Joe, but the hole I made was a skosh off and I didn't wanna provide unverified and unproven info that wasn't right on the dot (I'd have been extrapolating a guess as to where I should have drilled). I also wasn't sure if vert doors have different component orientation than hardtops.