Yes, I did stop before the job was done! That's because after getting the latch loose and feeling my way around enough to remove the stinker I ran out of time and had to reverse my steps to put the truck back together so I could use it. I had spent considerable time tracing other possible causes before I got to the actuators. Could have saved a bunch of time & trouble had I come to this forum first
BTW, I did not have a rivet to drill out. I did have the latch and actuator loose from the door but I didn't see clearly how to get the linkages off. I counted three but I'm not sure if all need to come off to remove just the actuator part.
My dealer quoted about $236 including tax (6%), labor and parts to replace both sides. Actuators alone were about $56 each. I may spring for the extra $120+ to have them do it!
When I get the bad actuators out I plan to tear down and see what exactly is failing. That's just the engineer in me
Sorry I stopped short. Good luck!
Roger