Door lock cylinder fell out!

[Live Free or Die]

I just bought this 2000 Explorer Sport this past October, it only had 60k miles, as soon as I bought it and got it on the road, the alternator died on it, killed the battery, luckily it happened right in my driveway. I then found out that the previous owner NEVER used the key to open the door, because the locks were corroded. I was able to open all the locks with a little PB Blaster my roommate left in the garage, and jiggled the key enough.

So anyway, it's winter time, the roads are really bumpy with frost heaves, I kept hearing this weird rattle noise on my way home. I get home, close the door, hear the rattle again, I turn around and the lock cylinder was dangling from the door:

http://oi54.tinypic.com/oigpd0.jpg

so... has his happened to anybody before? Is there a way to fix this without using adhesive and/or taking the door apart?

It's 2:00 am and it's 4 degrees outside, I'll have to take another look in the morning, but I wasn't able to find a post about this anywhere else.

 

[the_aszman]

there is a spring clip that holds the cylinder to the door,it's prob laying inside the door at the bottom.you'll need to pull the panel to get it back on.

 

[sean99]

The clip will slide back around the cylinder

 

[Live Free or Die]

I ended up fixing this the next morning after my original post, that spring clip was really tight, I had to hammer it in with my flashlight, I can't imagine it just fell out like that, it must have been improperly installed at the factory.