e30 sedan rear actuator removal

[lucidy]

I've been trying to fix my central locking issues in my sedan and I've found that it probably has something to do with my driver side rear door's actuator . I started removing it all this after noon and now I'm stuck. I've unplugged the wires that go to it and I've removed the screws but I can't unhook the actuator. I've tried prying it off, both with and without the door locked.

TLDR: How do you unhook the mechanical link for a rear door actuator? (without breaking the actuator)

[rammstein]

Me too. I am trying to get mine off right now. It is in the rear door of a 91 sedan which means its hell. I cannot pry it off. argh.

[rammstein]

Hey I got it- it is thin one way- you have to rotate it to 90 degrees, which isn't possible UNLESS you remove the door latch thingy- there's three Philips heads and its out, and then you can get the room you need to rotate it and it literally comes right out. Problem solved- except now I need to find this same part which doesn't seem to exist anymore. Ugh,

[ELVA164]

If it helps, both rear door actuators and the fuel door actuator are the same.