How do you replace the door lock actuator on a 1987 Ford Explorer?
Take off door panel & remove old lock accuator. Universal accuators are available from around $20.00 (stereo shops) or origional from around $120.00(dealer). One you see the old & new one its self explanitory. The universal accuators come with brackets and you make them fit, the ford ones are a direct fit with no modification needed.