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Author Topic: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock  (Read 5664 times)

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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #30 on: 14 May 2021, 16:32:56 »
£2 a mile plus time* and I might think about it. Wouldn't be for a week though.

*193 miles plus the bridge tax.
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #31 on: 14 May 2021, 17:04:00 »
Bet the seller was glad to see the back of this one.  ;D
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #32 on: 14 May 2021, 17:55:27 »
have you tried getting someone to hold outside handle in open position and lying across seats and give it a good push with your legs? Some times its a bit of plastic broken and jamming so a good clout will shift it
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #33 on: 14 May 2021, 18:44:33 »
Failure mode on these is rusted solid, latched or unlatched.
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #34 on: 15 May 2021, 08:39:52 »
When I had this problem I  obtained a spare lock had a discussion  with Dr Gollum and released the door.When you have the spare lock you can see what to do.I know what a pain it is.
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #35 on: 15 May 2021, 11:18:19 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 14 May 2021, 12:06:31
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274788009300

 £43.00 how much.. sold one last week, £25.00 delivered, no wonder I'm poor.
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #36 on: 15 May 2021, 19:16:12 »
Doc. Just an idea here. What about removing the door handle.
It looks doable. 2 bolts and a rod to disconnect.
Would that give more scope?
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #37 on: 15 May 2021, 20:12:24 »
Nope. It might let a bit more light in, but you can't see what you're aiming at from above...
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #38 on: 15 May 2021, 20:32:07 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 15 May 2021, 20:12:24
Nope. It might let a bit more light in, but you can't see what you're aiming at from above...
Changing the door won't open it either :-\
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #39 on: 15 May 2021, 20:41:07 »
If I change the door no f's will be given
Will angle grind a lovely access panel 🤣
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #40 on: 17 May 2021, 09:20:57 »
what about cutting the catch part on B post if you can get a hacksaw blade in there? BTW I do have a spare one for free
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #41 on: 17 May 2021, 09:39:43 »
Im sure that carefully reading the advice at the start of the thread, then faffing around for half an hour would have he door open without resorting to angle grinders and replacement doors.  ::)
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #42 on: 17 May 2021, 09:55:58 »
Wonder what Michael Caine would have advised ?
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #43 on: 17 May 2021, 13:37:01 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 17 May 2021, 09:39:43
Im sure that carefully reading the advice at the start of the thread, then faffing around for half an hour would have he door open without resorting to angle grinders and replacement doors.  ::)


absolutely.

obviously its his car and we can only advise what to do but if i were him i would be obtaining a s/h catch mechanism and looking at how it releases,which lever to pull etc,before resorting to damaging a door .
thats what i would do anyway.seems a shame to make a hell of a lot more work/ damage than needed for something that may just need a quick pull with a long rod ?.
and are we absolutely sure that the door carch is definately not working. someone could have messed about with the adjustment on the pillar and made it stupidly tight ! it was an unknown  quantity when bought presumably ?
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Re: Drivers door wont open. Door pin pops up and down and key turns in lock
« Reply #44 on: 17 May 2021, 14:07:15 »
It's not unheard of as a failure. Combination of water ingress, wear and lack of maintenance. A squirt of grease on the mechanisms every six months or so would have prevented it. One of the things that attentive garages do as part of a routine service :-X
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