Graze Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Closed the door the other day & it has locked itself shut the outside handle which pushes against the lever is not working as the lever is moving freely inside the door - appears to be broken & disconnected form the latch. the inside handle is working and when pulled back appears to depress the lever into the latch but to no effect I cant fully remove the door trim panel as the bottom corner is held in place by the B pillar diagonal brace but I can gain access to the dor cavity does anyone have any suggestions on how to free the latch? Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveB21 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Hi Graeme I’m afraid I don’t have any suggestions but I do have the door trim off and window channels out at the moment so can get some photos of the mechanism if that helps. Cheers Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fremont Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Hi Graeme, I had this happen last year when a guest from overseas was a passenger, and exiting he pushed the handle ( locking it ) so it couldn't be opened from outside. He had to climb over the handbrake to get out on my side. I was able to undo enough of the clips + remove the screw which fastens the pocket to the door sufficient to peel back the card and see that the little fork was no longer engaging the latch pin. Bending the arm which goes back to the inside door handle re-engaged it and it's been fine since. 5 minute job. Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graze Posted February 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Steve photos would definitely assist thanks Tom I tried to unlock it via the lever attached to the external key lock but cant seem to get it to work. It may be worth more attention though as a possible solution thanks guys Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveB21 Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Hi Graeme Hope these help - they show the mechanism with the door open and unlocked. Cheers Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graze Posted February 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 many thanks Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fremont Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Now that I see Steve's pics, I remember bending the tab on the latch ( with the square hole ) which the finger on the link couldn't quite reach. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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