Door Locks

[Triathlete]

Nope...there are gears in there...they are plastic...and they break/strip....I know this first hand. However the rods have frail plastic cap/ball hinges that can also break.
Oh yea...the panel is pretty easy to take off...there is several write ups that tell how as stated above. The motor is a simple plug and two screws. The ball hinges are the hard part not to break. Mine broke...I rigged it but it has since brokem again. Some day I'll get around to finding something to replace them with in a u-pull-it place.

[Offroad vx]

Hey Triathlete or anyone else that knows. The part that you said is stripped is that the actuator or do you know what the actual part is? Do I have to order this through the dealer? Thanks!

[Triathlete]

It is the actuator motor. It is the electric motor that moves the rods up and down. I got mine from someone on the board that was parting out a VX a while back. You can try the used route or check with Merlin at St Charles Isuzu. I paid 20 for my used one. I don't know what a new one goes for.