Damn Door Latch
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Woohoo.......Dukes of Hazzard style.
The door mechanism is an absolute bear to work on. I locked my keys in the car once, and the officer that came to slimjim the door broke the door locking mechanism on my passenger side door, so i had to fix it myself. It involved completely removing the window and the aft window rail, and then i could just barely get to it.
I'm still waiting on that tiny pair of asian hands i ordered from Harbor Freight 6 years ago. Sure would come in handy here, no pun intended.
The door mechanism is an absolute bear to work on. I locked my keys in the car once, and the officer that came to slimjim the door broke the door locking mechanism on my passenger side door, so i had to fix it myself. It involved completely removing the window and the aft window rail, and then i could just barely get to it.
I'm still waiting on that tiny pair of asian hands i ordered from Harbor Freight 6 years ago. Sure would come in handy here, no pun intended.
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If you find when you pull the handle, it doesn't engage the lock, try this:
Pull the door skin.... and in behind the plastic, you should see the door handle. There's a large philips head screw there that holds a spring mechanism .... try to tighten the screw. That helped with mine.....
Dave,
Pull the door skin.... and in behind the plastic, you should see the door handle. There's a large philips head screw there that holds a spring mechanism .... try to tighten the screw. That helped with mine.....
Dave,
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