Driver side door does not open
#1
Driver side door does not open
The car has been sitting a good little while. Now that I am back to this project, the door does not open from the inside or outside. Never was an issue before.
Any ideas? I can't take off the door panel to take a look inside until I get the door open...?
Any ideas? I can't take off the door panel to take a look inside until I get the door open...?
#4
If I can't get the door panel off with the door closed, I might be forced to cut it off. Sadly.
#5
Obselete skills
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I would do as Ray said, with some of that PB Blaster stuff. If you lift the outside door handle you can see through the little hole and spray it real good. Then work the lock back and forth.
maybe you could look in through the hole and see what is going on too.
maybe you could look in through the hole and see what is going on too.
Last edited by tim.; 11-27-19 at 10:10 PM.
#6
acdelco d1906 Nkg 49034
"If I can't get the door panel off with the door closed, I might be forced to cut it off. Sadly. "
You can remove the driver's seat, then the passnger's seat and pop clips behind the panel with a flat head screw driver and the lift the panel up. Once inside the door, there is a 1/4 inch bar at the bottom of the ltching mechanism when pulled opens the door
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generati.../#&gid=1&pid=1
or search "intermittant door locks" title only, 1st gen
You can remove the driver's seat, then the passnger's seat and pop clips behind the panel with a flat head screw driver and the lift the panel up. Once inside the door, there is a 1/4 inch bar at the bottom of the ltching mechanism when pulled opens the door
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generati.../#&gid=1&pid=1
or search "intermittant door locks" title only, 1st gen
Last edited by midnight mechanic; 11-27-19 at 10:31 PM.
#7
Out In the Barn
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Might try unlocking it from the outside. Depending on what is broke, this may not work. If you lift up the handle from the outside, there is an opening in the door skin. This allows a screwdriver to be fished in and push up on the lock mechanism. It takes some finesse. Back in the day, they made a "kit" that consisted of some metal bracket that covered these holes from the inside to prevent this. It's worth a try.
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