Replacing the door handle and its door lock on a VAZ 2106 is not very difficult, but you will need to be careful, because you will have to dismantle its trim.
Replacing the larva
Very often it is the lock cylinder that fails, so we will look below in more detail about how to replace it. To do this, you will need a thin wire or needle and a flat-head screwdriver.
First of all, we remove the spring, which throws the key in the lock when opening. Just pry it off with a screwdriver and remove it, first remembering its position so that you can put it back in the same way:
Now we take a thin wire and with its end we squeeze out the cylinder fixation rod, as shown in the photo below:
After which the upper ring is removed and the larva is removed from the reverse side:
The cylinders are replaced in pairs, on both the left and right doors, and also at the same time as the trunk lock, so that you have just one key for everything! Otherwise, you will have to carry several keys with you, which is not very convenient. The price of the set is 300 rubles maximum, so your wallet won’t be too empty.
We carry out the installation in reverse order; everything is not as complicated as it might seem at first glance.
Adjustment
To adjust the door lock on a VAZ 2106 car, you will need a “10” key.
NOTE
The front and rear door locks have the same design and are adjusted in the same way.
1. Outline the outline of the door lock latch.
2. Loosen the three bolts securing the door lock, adjust its position and tighten the fastening bolts.
NOTE
To ensure proper operation of the door lock, change the position of the lock latch on the body pillar if:
- the door closes too tightly - move the lock outward;
— if the door closes poorly, move the lock inward;
— if the door goes down when closing, move the lock up;
- if the door rises when closing (sags in the open position) - move the lock down.
How to change
Raise the glass and remove the door trim (see Replacing the door trim).
From the end side of the door, use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the two screws securing the rear groove...
...and, lowering it a little, we remove the tongue from the groove and move it to the side.
Use a slotted screwdriver or pliers to disconnect the lock release button rod.
The lock can also be removed with the rod by unscrewing the lock release button (see Replacing the door trim).
Disconnect the outer door handle lock switch rod.
Using an “8” wrench, unscrew the nut securing the front groove, move the plastic apron aside and, lowering the groove, remove it from engagement with the pillar of the rotating glass frame.
Remove the front groove from the door.
Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the two screws securing the inner door handle...
...and recess the handle inside the door.
Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the three screws securing the lock...
...and take it out of the door along with the rod and the internal handle.
Having marked the position of the latch on the rack with a felt-tip pen, use a “10” wrench to unscrew the three fastening bolts...
...and remove the door lock from the pillar along with the adjusting shims. (We save them when installing a new clamp).
Lubricate the new lock with Litol-24 grease or technical petroleum jelly, connect a rod with a handle to it and install it on the car in the reverse order of removal. Install the lock. If necessary, loosen the clamp screws and move it along the rack within the slots for the screws. We achieve smooth operation of the lock. If there are no comments on the operation of the lock, we assemble the door.
Repair
Door locks form an entire system, which refers to the entire complex of mechanisms that allow you to close and open doors from the outside and inside, lock the doors from the inside and lock the front doors from the outside with a key. Patented cylinder locks (called cylinder locks) on both front doors share a common ignition key, trunk lid lock and fuel cap lock - if equipped. It must be emphasized here that patented locks are NEVER lubricated with oil. Their long-term, flawless operation is guaranteed if dirt is removed from it by rinsing in technical gasoline, and after drying, flake graphite is applied to the cams of the lock mechanism with a key. The interior lock is different for the front and rear doors, as well as for the left and right sides. The lock is installed in the door cavity with two screws accessible from the outside of the door. There is a profiled hole in the door leaf through which, when the door is closed, the lock latch mounted on the door post will pass through and slam into the lock. To increase sliding and reduce noise when locking doors, the contact surfaces of the lock (ratchet) with the latch have a plastic coating that increases resistance to abrasion.
When mounted on the body door frame pillar, the lock latch can move and this allows the door to be adjusted to the body. The lock can be operated using an external or internal handle. The external handle is folding with a plastic handrail that is moderately raised on the surface of the door, in the leaf of which there is a recess for the hand. The handle mechanism is connected to the lock directly, namely by a steel cable with a plastic tip. The outer door lock handles of the front doors have patented lock inserts. These locks, when turned with a key, put a handle on the safety. The lock is connected to the inner handle by a steel cable passed through a flexible shell.
The rear door locks have a so-called child safety lock, which, when activated, does not allow the doors to be opened from the inside.
The locks of all doors have two slamming positions and can be secured using a push-button safety device from the vehicle's cabin. The fuse is connected to the lock by a wire rod. The fuses for the rear doors and the front passenger door (but not the driver's) can be activated before the doors are closed. The design of the locks complies with the UNECC safety instructions. The locks do not allow the doors to open spontaneously in the event of an accident, since they are secured in the longitudinal and transverse directions.
The most popular car of the 90s, the sales leader among domestic cars of those years. The popular Zhiguli-1600 has long been removed from the assembly line, but still appears on our roads. The owners of such a car most likely received it by inheritance. Sometimes students buy it as their first means of transportation, since the price of the Zhiguli is more than attractive. Naturally, when purchasing such a car, the car owner is faced with a number of tasks: installing an alarm system, installing a central lock on a VAZ 2106, a trunk lock, power windows, and so on.
The scope for creativity is great, if there is a desire.
Zhiguli - 1600
You can make this car completely “for yourself”, or you can simply add the necessary options. Of course, specialists can install all this for you, but you can also handle it yourself.
Installing central locking on a VAZ 2106
In order to protect your car from theft, as well as to make driving it more convenient, you need to install a central lock. Thanks to this function, all the doors of your car will be closed by pressing a button on the key fob, and also opened.
There are two ways to solve the problem: installing any alarm system that will perform this function, or you simply buy a VAZ 2106 central locking system, later you can connect an alarm system to it if you feel the need for it.
Preparing for installation
Before purchasing the kit we need, it is important to know that they come in two types: mechanical and electronic. In the first case, the system will be activated when you turn the key in the driver's door. The remaining doors will close automatically. In the second option, control occurs thanks to a key fob with buttons. And, of course, the third option, linking the central locking to the alarm system.
We purchase the necessary central locking kit, which should consist of:
- Four engines. Three of them have two terminals, one for plus and the other for minus. And on the fourth there are four conclusions, two pluses, two minuses.
- Control block. With the help of it the entire mechanism will function.
- Circuit breakers.
- Wires and strips.
Central locking kit
For the car model we are considering, it is best to choose a universal central locking kit.
Tools need to be prepared in advance. In this work you will need a screwdriver, wires, electrical tape, drill, drill bits, etc.
Important! Before starting work, disconnect the negative terminal of the battery!
Lock installation
The locks for the VAZ 2106 have been purchased, all the necessary tools are available, now you can proceed directly to work. In order to install everything correctly, it is important to understand the very principle of operation of the device. When you press a button on the key fob, a signal is sent to the control unit, which redirects this impulse to the engines on the doors, and the locks close.
Let's divide our work into several parts. In the first part, we need to dismantle all unnecessary elements: door trim and panels between them.
Removing door trim
At the second stage, it is important to decide where exactly you want to place the control unit. It is recommended to do this in the lower left corner of the driver's door. This way, you will have enough space to install a window lift system if the desire suddenly arises. We also mount the remaining three engines. If there are no necessary holes in the door, they will have to be drilled.
Let's move on to the wiring. From each door it is necessary to stretch wires to the driver's room, where the main unit is located. You should not conduct them from the bottom of the door, this place collects a large amount of moisture. Once everything is connected, you need to check the entire system.
Now the VAZ 2106 locks are controlled from the key fob or by turning the keys in the driver's door. In the future, you can display a special control button on the dashboard. You can also connect the trunk lock to the central locking.
- Lay the wires through corrugated tubes, this way you will protect them from friction and external influences;
- To adjust the position of the central lock, you can bend the rod.
Replacing the VAZ ignition switch
The car may be in good working order and 100% ready to go, but the failure of the ignition switch can radically change your plans. It is through this unit that the command is given to the starter to crank the crankshaft and, accordingly, start the engine.
The ignition switch is a kind of security guard for your property. It only recognizes the person who has a special key. Of course, today it is becoming increasingly difficult to stop attackers who “break” even new anti-theft devices. But in any case, you must pay close attention to your car, and if you need to replace the ignition switch, do it immediately. In the article we will pay attention to replacing the unit on the popular “classics” - VAZ cars.
Silent locks for VAZ 2106
If you were thinking about making the operation of your “swallow” even more comfortable, you can install silent locks. The doors on your car will close as quietly as on foreign cars.
Before installing silent locks on a VAZ 2106, we purchase the components we need and prepare the tools. We will need:
- 2 sets of silent locks (2 pieces in one set);
- Silent fingers;
- Hex screwdriver;
- Crosshead screwdriver.
Set of silent locks
Installation process
Before installation, we remove old locks from all doors. We take a new lock and carefully saw off the flag. We attach the lock to the door, mark the location of the hole, and then carefully drill it with a drill, adjusting it to the size we need. And finally, we install the new mechanism in its rightful place. We assemble the castle itself, connecting it to the “chocolate”.
After these manipulations, we try to close the door. It turned out great! It didn’t work out - let’s look and check what’s wrong. It may be necessary to recess the lock more, file it, or the problem is in the “chocolate”.
Installation of a silent lock
Let's move on to installing the screw. It must be installed on a stand. To do this, we will again resort to using a drill. In this case, it is very important to correctly and accurately measure where it should be.
Screw installation
We make holes in the front wall of the rack with a diameter of 11 millimeters and in the second with a diameter of 9. We cut the thread and tighten the screw. Now you can try closing and opening the door. If you took all the measurements carefully, then everything should be fine. But you may need small adjustments. In this case, everything is very individual.
Installation of drives, handles
The next step is to install the lock drives and handles. We take the side handle drive rod from the lock that we removed at the beginning. We bend it on both sides, on one side it should be ninety degrees, on the other - a ring. You can install it in place and check it.
Well, the last moment, we connect the internal handle. We drill out the pin in the internal door lock, run the cable and use clamps to make a loop. This is necessary to ensure that the lock does not open on its own while moving.
Loop on the lock
If the doors work properly, then we can congratulate you for doing it yourself. All is ready. If you had alarm activators installed on your old locks, you can safely connect them.
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Δ The question of how to change the lock on the doors or trunk of a car sooner or later comes to every driver. There can be many reasons for this need. “They hacked it, picked it apart, or it’s just time due to age.
» Consider an example of replacing a front side door door lock. Don't believe the writer on the Internet that this is a matter of five minutes. You will have to tinker, especially the first time.
» Necessary parts and tools. Buy a set of cylinders with keys. They are not sold individually. And just in case, a repair kit for locks. It includes two leashes, springs and cotter pins.
From the tool we need
• Phillips screwdriver, • two flat screwdrivers, • awl or dowel, • hammer, • flexible head for eight.
Without removing the door handle, dismantling and replacing the cylinder will be very problematic.
• Remove the door trim. • Remove the pull from the larvae leash. • Unscrew the right nut securing the door handle with a socket. • The left nut will be more difficult. It is located behind the glass guide. • We unscrew the two bolts securing this guide at the end of the door and bend it upward, towards the glass. Now with a flashlight you can see this left nut. Why do we need a flexible head to unscrew it? Because there is no direct way to get there. • Unscrew the nut and remove the lock with handle. Now it will be easier for you to replace the larva. • Use an awl to knock out the pin, remove the spring, and remove the old cylinder from the lock. ⇑ Reassemble in reverse order. ⇑
Example of installing a silent lock
As the life of the vehicle increases, owners of the “sixes” begin to notice that they have to make more efforts to close the car doors tightly. When such defects are detected, motorists come to a VAZ service station to adjust the door locks. Here they refer to the operation of the VAZ 2114 door closing mechanisms, which, unlike the “six” ones, operate almost without unnecessary noise.
After adjusting the locking mechanism, after a while, car enthusiasts begin to become convinced of the pointlessness of carrying out repair operations. In this regard, car owners come up with one correct idea - to spend money once and install a silent lock on the VAZ 2106 in order to forget about this problem for a fairly long period.
Installation of general purpose silent locks
Installation of general-purpose silent locks requires adjustments to the door design, and this takes a fairly long period of time. After all, it is necessary not only to carry out preparatory work, dismantle the old product, manufacture the parts necessary for installing a silent lock, and make certain modifications to its design, filing at some points. It is also necessary to drill additional holes in the vehicle door with a drill.
Currently, silent locks VAZ 2106 are produced, the price of which reaches 5 thousand rubles, although you can find them somewhat cheaper. Removal and installation of locks is carried out as follows:
1. We dismantle the previously installed standard “six” product, for which:
- slightly unscrew the fasteners of the part from the top and bottom;
- pull out the lower fastening;
- unscrew the fasteners from the top a little, but not completely, to prevent the locking unit from falling inside the decorative door card and it will have to be dismantled to get the locking mechanism;
- screw in the lower fastener on which the lock will hang;
- dismantle the upper fastener along with the product.
2. We install the VAZ 2106 silent lock using the reverse algorithm to the dismantling of this product. 3. Next, we install the structural elements with latches into their seats. 4. Check the operation of the silent lock. If it works correctly, but you still need to make efforts to close the doors, then you should take care of the door hinges, which may “sag” over many years of operation of the vehicle. This will definitely affect the degree of fit of the car door to the car body.
At this point, the work on replacing the lock elements is completed, and on the Internet you can watch a video of VAZ 2106 silent locks, the video about the installation of which is quite instructive.
How to get to the mechanism
For VAZ classics, the design of the locks and mechanisms of the front and rear doors is almost the same. The only difference is that the drive of the locking part for the rear door has additional elements, the correction of which takes longer than when adjusting the front doors.
To dismantle it from the rear door of the VAZ, you will need a Phillips and flat-head screwdriver and a key size 8. The glass must be raised. Removal procedure step by step after removing the door card:
- Unscrew the lock button.
- Unscrew the locking rod bracket fastening nut and remove the washer.
- Unscrew the three fastening screws and remove the bracket.
- The bracket is removed from the door cavity along with the rods. For convenience, it is necessary to slightly bend the metal casing of the front linkage; do not bend the drive at a right angle.
- Remove the locking element from its place, unfasten the inner handle rod holder, remove the handle and drive.
- Using a screwdriver, remove the longitudinal drive hinge from the locking mechanism.
- Remove the retaining ring and disconnect the longitudinal drive from the locking rod bracket.
Installing the lock is carried out in the reverse order.
It is more convenient to adjust the correct position of the mechanisms when the bolts are not fully tightened.
Original patented locks on Zhiguli cannot be lubricated with oil, silicone lubricants, etc. Dirt from the mechanism is removed with technical gasoline. The unit is disassembled, the parts are rinsed and dried. When assembling the mechanism, the cams are lubricated with compounds containing flake graphite.
Installation of door locks from VAZ 2114 to VAZ 2106
Some car enthusiasts take a more economical route and install silent locks from the VAZ 2114. This is done as follows:
- We saw off the “flag” of the lock.
- We dismantle the old locking mechanism of the “six” together with the connecting consoles and put it in the reserve area.
- Drill out the bottom door hole on the left. We apply the lock from the inner plane of the door, mark the drilling point where the lock sleeve of the upper fastening will be located. If necessary, we process the marking socket with a round file.
- We install the new locking unit in the landing position.
- We assemble the product. Perhaps the “chocolate” will interfere with assembly with its emphasis on the rack, but we’ll leave that for later.
- Using the same file, we adjust the right through hole from below, which will entail the correct operation of the door lock.
- We disconnect the outer lining of the product and slightly sharpen the 2 metal bushings at the end of the door, which are where the fasteners are installed.
- We sharpen the angle of fastening of the locking device, periodically checking the compliance of the angular values.
- We grind down the screw tops to tighten the locking device to a level below the plane, “flush”. Upon completion of the work, we assemble the locking mechanism. Next, we connect the rods to the lock handles.
- When closing the door and there is a problem with the protruding “chocolate”, it is necessary to make a high-quality adjustment of the locking device, after which we fix the screw connection.
- Using chalk marks, we determine the position of the screw connection when closing the car door.
- We drill the front plane of the rack, use a tap to apply an M 10 threaded connection along the hole with a step of “1”.
- Then we drill through holes in the front walls of the rack of the appropriate diameters, followed by cutting the internal threaded connection and installing the screw in the rack.
- We proceed to installing the lock drives and operating the device handles.
- We cut off the drive rod of the side-type handle from the removed device. We bend one end at a right angle, and bend the other into a ring configuration.
- We connect the internal action handle via a clamping cable.
After this, the VAZ 2106 locks will operate relatively silently.
How to adjust the doors on a VAZ 2101-VAZ 2107?
Note! If you suddenly cannot unscrew the bolts that the hinges are secured with an impact rotary screwdriver, then in this case, resort to drilling them, to do this, take a 6 mm drill and a good drill, and those bolts that cannot be unscrewed, first drill out their heads to a depth of about 6 mm carefully, then with an 8 mm drill, to a depth of approximately 4.5 mm, and when the heads are cut, remove the door, and unscrew the studs using pliers and, if necessary, spray them with WD-40!
1. There are several ways to consider them all, the first is to unscrew the bolts that secure the door hinges to the body (They are indicated by a red arrow, not all bolts are visible in the photo, in fact there are many more of them and there is also a lower hinge), after them when turning, you will need to put thick washers under them, like those shown in the small photo, thereby selecting the thickness and number of washers, you can align the door as you need, if you don’t want to constantly unscrew the bolts and want to finish the job as soon as possible, then cut all the washers in such a way that they fit under the loosened bolts and after which they can be clamped with the same bolts, thanks to this, you won’t have to constantly unscrew the bolts, but just loosen them a little, insert the cut washer and tighten it again, and so on until until the door is level.
2. The next method is to place a thick metal plate under the hinge; in general, a plate is taken; again, the thickness is selected individually; if the door hangs too low, then a thick plate will be needed; if it sags a little, then a thin one will suffice, well, so, what to make such a plate from, you ask, we answer: From any metal that most likely lies in your garage and has a small thickness so that it can be cut, if there is no such thing, then the plate can be made from a metal can, for example, or from anything else be (It’s all up to your imagination), in addition, the plate needs to be cut in the center as you can see in the photo below, just so that the bolts can be screwed in and so that this plate is not visible, make it in size, slightly smaller than the hinge, but only Cut it exactly to size in length so that the loop fits around it from the very top to the very bottom.
Note! To put such a plate under a hinge, you need to do the same thing, loosen the fastening bolts of this hinge a little and then place a plate under it, we recommend starting with the bottom hinge, since if you put it under the top one, then there is a possibility that the door will turn downwards fall over, and not straighten up exactly as needed!
3. And the last method, we’ll immediately warn you that it’s complicated (for some, but we resort to it only when the hinges are already terribly worn out and they have a terrible backlash), but still doable and still more reliable, it’s done as follows, the door is completely removed from the car, after which the middle part is drilled or sawed off with a grinder, under which the pin itself is installed (the middle part is indicated by a red arrow, in no case do not touch those parts that are shown by a blue arrow and by the way, we indicated the pin with a green arrow , so that you understand what it is) and finally the pin is removed and the hinge is removed from the car door and a new one is put in its place (A slightly different method for replacing hinges, but there is no need to drill or cut anything, it is explained in the video clip in the end of the article, if you are interested, check it out).
Additional video: As you have already seen, there are a lot of ways to restore the level of door overhang, but these are not all the methods; in more detail with all of them and visually with those that were given in this article, you can find out in the video videos below:
Method one:
Method two:
Method three:
Note! In addition to these methods, there is one more and it is very good, because thanks to it, without changing the hinges, you can make sure that they do not dangle, but there is some nuance, namely there you will have to knock out the pin and put a washer under it, but not all in cars, this is feasible (Basically, to remove it, you have to cut off the central part of the hinge with a grinder, as we said above), and therefore if you cannot knock it out, then try (If possible) cut off the washer a little and insert it into the grooves where the washer is needed place the pin while knocking it out, see the video below for more details and clarity:
