2002 LXi Entry Door Deadbolt

[davidbrady]

Hi Dean,

I think the big problem is that the door is aluminum and it expands with heat. Also, if there's any chassis twist the door frame also distorts. Both of these issues creates a dragging deadbolt at times, while at other times the deadbolt seems to move friction free. My solution, which worked very well for me, was to let the deadbolt float. IOW's, I bolted on the side plate at the side of the door but I didn't cinch the screws down fully. I used green LocTite on the screws to hold them in place. My dead bolt worked very well this way, whether activated by the solenoid (thru the dash switch or the exterior push buttons), or by hand.