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[tonyp]

evenin all,can anyone give me some advice on door mechs.the problem is the off side door is in the closed position and the handles in and out dont work anymore .there is some resistance on them but not enough.the local garage says its the mech and the only way at it is to butcher the interior panel and whack the lock with a hammer and screwdriver till it gives in.seems harsh but plausible.do you reckon there right and any ideas on a replacement panel?thanks folks :-/

[Andy B]

evenin all,can anyone give me some advice on door mechs.the problem is the off side door is in the closed position and the handles in and out dont work anymore .there is some resistance on them but not enough.the local garage says its the mech and the only way at it is to butcher the interior panel and whack the lock with a hammer and screwdriver till it gives in.seems harsh but plausible.do you reckon there right and any ideas on a replacement panel?thanks folks :-/

Ultimately your local garage is correct, but you may be lucky in that it'll unlock via the rest of the central locking along with a bit of help from you pulling up the pin at the same time.  :-/

[tonyp]

cheers andy,its not locked i dont think the locking button is going up and down ithink its just the catch.so its the old hammer then?

[geoffr70]

evenin all,can anyone give me some advice on door mechs.the problem is the off side door is in the closed position and the handles in and out dont work anymore .there is some resistance on them but not enough.the local garage says its the mech and the only way at it is to butcher the interior panel and whack the lock with a hammer and screwdriver till it gives in.seems harsh but plausible.do you reckon there right and any ideas on a replacement panel?thanks folks :-/

It sounds like both rods have come away, or become bent if there is still resistance! Pretty unlucky for it to happen to both! This happened to me only on the outer handle so could open the door from inside.

I think your problem is that obviously to take the door card off you need the door open which you can't! I'm only familiar with facelifts, I don't know what your car is but could you not try and take off the door speaker cover or something and try and get a grip on the rod and see if that works?

Or you could find out where the rod is (it's been a while since i've had my door card off!) and make a small hole, insert some long nose pliers or similar, then pull/push the rod? Then it wouldn't be so bad compared to butchering it!

This is of course assuming the lock is ok, if it is I don't think your garage is right in saying about whacking it with a hammer? Why? You can just push the mech down and it will open.

[Welung666]

Where are you Tony?

[tonyp]

thanks for all your replys chaps,Geoffr the rods are sill attached and moving ,ive assertaained this by pulling down the top half of the door card to reveal a limited view of the mech.the rods move but dont do anything cl working,i'm thinking the mech is u/s in some way, by the way its a 92 dti cd.what should i hit on the mech do you think.

allo wellung666 i,m in the land that time forgot ,bristol. don't tell anyone please
 

[Welung666]

92? That would make it a Carlton

You say the button pops up ok? Have you tried giving it a tug upwards when unlocked and trying the handle again?

[tonyp]

wellung,sdefo a omega i should know this is the seconed one i've had(should have learned my lesson) gonna give your tip atry fingers crossed, i'll let you know cheers mate.

[Welung666]

Could it be a 2002 rather than a 1992? I have door parts here. Do you ever get up my way?

[tonyp]

your right wellung 02 it is,this dementia is givin me hell. .when i get the bloody thing open i'll find out wot i need and we'll talk again .nothing i enjoy more than a day in the black country.ive pulled the door card down and got my hand in and pressed down the lever the ext handle is connected to and it still wont open,i cant see where i'm supposed to whack it ,it all seems a little crowded in there.

[Kevin Wood]

I don't think "whacking it" will help anyway, TBH. By the time you've opened it using brute force you'll need a new door.

What exactly is the problem? Is the locking button stuck down and deadlocked such that you can't unlock the door, or is the door unlocking but the door handle(s) is not connected so it won't open?

I would suggest taking the lock mechanism out of another door and having a good look over it so you know how it works and where everything is. Then you should be able to feel your way round to unlock it and operate the catch.

Only slight fly in the ointment might be if it's deadlocked but even then you should be able to force it unlocked by pulling hard on the lever. Failing that, take out a section of door card and remove the central locking motor from the door lock and that will free it.

Kevin

[Welung666]

your right wellung 02 it is,this dementia is givin me hell. .when i get the bloody thing open i'll find out wot i need and we'll talk again .nothing i enjoy more than a day in the black country.ive pulled the door card down and got my hand in and pressed down the lever the ext handle is connected to and it still wont open,i cant see where i'm supposed to whack it ,it all seems a little crowded in there.

I was thinking a trip up and I'll get it open and figure whats wrong with it.

[tonyp]

i'm in boy's thanks for all ur help cant tell u how we got in cos we don't know just lots of fiddling and tapping .can't believe how helpfull you all r cheers    tonyp

[RobG]

Well done Tony