Now The Drivers Door Wont Open!!!

[threedogs]

Glove box is still ok eh lol

[Wizard52]

hoping this may help a tad

That is exactly what you have to do BUT the door has to be open to do it. While it is shut you cannot undo the 3 screws mentioned to remove and replace the $308 mechanism

[Wizard52]

That the front seat out, remove the trim from the pillar. It must have an opening as the seat belt retraction gear is in there.

There may be a way to get to the bolts holding the part to the pillar. Use a sabre saw with a metal blade or cold chisel to cut them off if you can't undo them.

I had not thought of that. By removing the catch that the door locks onto might be the way to go. Surely there are nuts holding the catch and not inserts so if accessible, it should be possible to undo nuts and latch will slide out with minimal damage when door is opened.

[Wizard52]

last resort maybe is to take front fender off to get to the hinges and remove bolts then door will come off completley as there is no electricts to the door should be simple enough
there is a thread about replacing door hinges somewhere i think maybe by the ferrett
hope this helps
ps see you at the send off for the boys going north maybe
stephen

The problem I see with this that the lock in the door is still locked to latch on body work so something will be damaged if when hinges are removed and door opened from the front. If all else fails, this might be only way.

[Cuppa]

The problem I see with this that the lock in the door is still locked to latch on body work so something will be damaged if when hinges are removed and door opened from the front. If all else fails, this might be only way.

Pretty sure Apollofish suggested the possibility of attacking the problem via the door pillar? If the bolts which hold the ‘loop’ that the door latches onto are accessible from behind they may be able to be ground off?

[threedogs]

Its gone on way to long, surely a dealer would know what to do.

[Clunk]

Its gone on way to long, surely a dealer would know what to do.

Nah not really, pretty sure he went away for a few days

[Wizard52]

Its gone on way to long, surely a dealer would know what to do.

Would not be to confident with local dealer with 4 different franchises operating out of the 1 service centre

[taslucas]

89 posts and growler is still doing the dukes of hazard entry... I'd say it's time to track down Agatha

>>>tappin from tassie

[garett]

one of these should work nicely http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DWMT707.../dp/B00OK3TWUC