Repair of door locks on 74 `

[Joe]

I have a 74 eldo convertible and am interested in fixing the two door locks, both of which do not currently work.  Can anyone give me a brief lesson on how to repair these,including the proper access to the door locks and how to know whether I need new parts or can simply correct the non-working ones.  Thanks for any input.

[RobW]

What's not working?
The lock cylinder where the key goes?
The power lock button? Which side?
The lock mechanism on the door jamb?

[Joe]

The power locks do not work, but in addition, the locks themselves are stuck in the "up" position.  In other words, I cannot even manually push the locks down to lock the doors.  When I put the key in the door, the key goes in fine but doesn't move at all - there is resistance and the lock button does not move.  Thanks for replying and following up - I haven't done this before so I don't know if everything needs replacing or what.  Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

[76eldo]

Start with shooting some WD-40 into the lock and see if it frees up anything.  Just a suggestion...

Brian

[greg 18360]

the electric lock solenoids may be rusted, remove the door panel to get a better look.