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2012 Toyota Highlander Door Lock Actuator Motor Replacement

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With the actuator unbolted reach inside the opening in the door frame and grasp the actuator assembly.

This rear passenger door uses a plastic fork extension for the outside handle instead of the metal rod type in the other doors. The back side of the door lock actuator has a short horizontal bar that gets engaged by the outside handle fork extension.

Inside of the opening there is a vertical metal strip interfering with the easy removal of the actuator. Therefore, some maneuvering of the door lock actuator is required for the metal bar on the back of the actuator to clear around the vertical metal strip inside the door frame opening.

Be patient as it is a bit frustrating but rest assured, the bulky assembly will come out of the hole eventually!

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