changed door interior door handle......door wont lock

themadness · Post by **themadness** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:11 pm

fail............i changed the door handle bezel today, got it all back together. now the door wont lock. the power switch and slide work but the door wont lock at all.

i have a head ache. i started 4 projects today and havent finished any b/c of minor crap.

Money pit Beretta · Post by **Money pit Beretta** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:01 pm

Take a pic man. With the cover off so we can see the rod that the lock moves.

themadness · Post by **themadness** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:10 pm

oh i found that damned rod alright. it was the one closest to the latch itself and i had to run my hand all the way down into the door to get to it. i got back on though, after about an hour of flashlighting and neck wrenching. BUT.............when i got the door back together it slid right back out of the latch that controls the locking mechanism. somehow it popped back out in the process of putting the door panel back on. so if i want to fix it i have to take the whole dam door apart again.

Money pit Beretta · Post by **Money pit Beretta** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:42 pm

Man that was some bad luck. Never had that happen to me, but I've only done it five times.

themadness · Post by **themadness** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:58 pm

after around 4 hours of tinkering today i got it fixed. a flash light, a mirror and a zip ties. the rod would pop out of the eyelet when the door locked so i ran a zip tie around the top and down through the hole in the door frame. made it tight enough to hold it down but not hinder the movement. door lock fixed.........problem solved.

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