VAZ 2109: jammed door lock - how to fix

VAZ 2109 door locks are designed for the safety of vehicles. Not only the safety of the car depends on how reliably they work, but also the confidence of its owner that everything will remain in place in the absence of the owner.
The article proposes to get acquainted with the issue of repairing the device with your own hands in case of jamming.

The main types of breakdowns of locks VAZ 2109

The reasons when repair or replacement of the lock on a VAZ 2109 car is required may be:

• Breaking wire. This is the most common cause of failure. When diagnosing this particular malfunction, in order to repair the lock, you need to find the place of the impulse and restore the wiring.
• But most often the reason that the door lock is jammed on the VAZ 2109 is due to the fact that the latch “falls off”, which attaches the thrust to the door lock rod.
• The actuator itself may fail. In this case, you just need to replace it.

After assembling the door, testing the quality of the repairs made, the lock will fully function.

How to replace a lock

The design of the locks on the front and rear doors of the car is fundamentally the same, the difference lies in the installation of lock switch cylinders on the outer handles on the front doors.
Instructions on how to replace the front door lock are given below:

• The lower seal is pressed out, and three clips from the springs are removed from the top to fix the film for protection and one from the bottom.
• The protective film is removed from the door.
• Inside the lock, the lock switch rods and the external handle are disconnected.

• Unscrew the two screws holding the .

Tip: Sealant was applied to the threads of the screws during assembly, so you need to use an impact screwdriver when twisting.

• The outer door lock is removed.
• Two screws securing the internal handle of the device are unscrewed.
• The handle is pushed inside the door.
• The inner lock and handle are pulled out of the doors, as shown in the photo.

• The rubber holder is removed from the end of the rod.
• The handle is removed from the rod. However, it needs to be checked.
• The locking clip is detached from the lever pin.
• Disconnected from the lever of the internal lock rod of the internal handle.
• The plastic holder is turned and the end of the rod is removed from the lever to block the device.
• Two nuts securing the outer handle of the lock are unscrewed.
• The handle is removed.
• The plastic tip of the thrust is removed from the door lock cylinder and removed.
• The retaining spring is removed. To do this, its ends are removed from the slots on the lock handle and cylinder.

• A key is inserted into the lock cylinder, and the part is removed from the handle.
• Damaged elements are repaired and replaced, or a new lock is installed.
• The assembly of the node occurs in the reverse order.
• If necessary, the lock is adjustable. To do this, loosen the screws and move the latch:

1. outside, with a tight closing of the door;
2. inside, in case of closing the door is not tight;
3. down if the door rises when closing.

• After adjusting the device, the screws are tightened.

Tip: If necessary, remove the retainer, you must first circle its contour on the body pillar. This will help to keep the adjustment of the door lock during installation.

How the door locks are removed on a VAZ 2109 car can be clearly seen in the video.

How to install a silent lock on the car door VAZ 2109

Very often you can hear an unpleasant metallic clang when closing the doors of the VAZ 2109, especially in older models. This is due to the fact that the lock is fixed on the outside of the door and when closing it comes into contact with the metal parts of the case and a characteristic sound is created.
Manufacturers are now releasing . They are sold in pairs, left and right, their price is reasonable.
If the door lock is jammed on a VAZ 2109 car, it is better to immediately replace it with a silent one.
For this you need:

• Unscrew the bolts holding the old lock on the car door.

• The stud is screwed in place of the unscrewed bolt, otherwise the inside of the lock may fall inside the door.
• The old lock is removed and a silent one is installed.
• Bolts are twisted with maximum effort. Tightened with an impact screwdriver.
• You can put the fingers of the latch or silent bolts.

The installation operation ends with the adjustment of the locks. In this case, the position of the latch changes due to the large holes in the rack.
For this:

• The contours of the latch are outlined on the rack.
• When the doors are hard to open, loosen the screws holding the latch, it moves outward, and the screws are tightened.
• If the door is not tightly closed, the latch must be moved inward.
• If the door is lowered when closing, the latch must be raised and lowered when the door is raised.

Tip: In order not to disturb the adjustment of the latch, you need to install a gasket made of waterproof sandpaper under it. With the same spacers under the latch, you can adjust the distance between the latch and the rack. This is necessary so that the latch pin does not touch the outer lock cover.

Installing a silent lock guarantees the motorist the absence of ringing and clanging.

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