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Posted by: solex Aug 25 2009, 06:53 PM

Hi,
I rebuilt my drivers door and cleaned all the parts, now when I engage the inside lock and close the door it always pops open.

Is this a safety feature or something that can be adjusted?

Thanks,
Dan

Posted by: buhs914 Aug 25 2009, 06:58 PM

just lift the outer handle and close the door at the same time. mine has always done that

Posted by: solex Aug 25 2009, 08:10 PM

That worked, thank you for the quick reply...

Posted by: buhs914 Aug 25 2009, 08:19 PM

oh yeah anytime =] i believe that it is a safety feature and maybe after your rebuild it started to work? lol

Posted by: Bartlett 914 Aug 25 2009, 08:34 PM

The drivers door on my car requires I lift the latch when closing. The passenger side does not. I think this is the normal setup.

Posted by: roadster fan Aug 26 2009, 06:06 AM

After I took mine apart and refurbished it, it started working just as described.

Jim

Posted by: URY914 Aug 26 2009, 08:05 AM

Let me know when those outside door handles break. I can fix them better than new. And I'm having an end of summer sale right now.

Posted by: solex Aug 26 2009, 06:34 PM

I should say that I have never tested the locking mechanism before so I really do not know if it ever locked without pulling up the handle.. A few nights ago I re-keyed the lock this is what precipitated me testing it.

I do remember that my beetles had a similar problem/feature on the drivers door alone...

Posted by: zx-niner Aug 26 2009, 08:41 PM

QUOTE(Bartlett 914 @ Aug 25 2009, 07:34 PM)

The drivers door on my car requires I lift the latch when closing. The passenger side does not. I think this is the normal setup.

This is how my '74 works, too. It has all the appearances of completely original.