Door won't open from outside Options

[JmuRiz]

I was opening my passenger side door to let my wife in and heard a clunk and now it won't open from the outside.

It still opens from the inside.

What part do I need to fix it? Don't want to buy all kinds of things that don't need replaced...although I might do the same fix on the driver's door just in case.

Thanks!

Nathan

[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

I was opening my passenger side door to let my wife in and heard a clunk and now it won't open from the outside.

It still opens from the inside.

What part do I need to fix it? Don't want to buy all kinds of things that don't need replaced...although I might do the same fix on the driver's door just in case.

Thanks!

Nathan

you need the famous door latch cam replacement. Easily installed by the home hobbiest it is made of nylon 11 and guaranteed for the life of the vehicle. EVERY 914 retailer sells it. Should be about eleven bucks.

[lotus_65]

hard to say what broke. you'll have to take the inside panel off, disassemble and take a look. i'd guess the plastic slider broke.

here's a pic:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...9&hl=handle

from a previous thread:

i just finished fixing my door handles and mechanisms. basically i needed to dis-assemble them and get to know 'em. i found the mechanisms dirty and most importantly bent and mis-shapen in important places.

once i cleaned and tweeked the mechanisms (it took several tries each, including mounting trying, unmounting, etc) they work great.

just get in there and work it out, you'll be happy you did.

paul

[Hammy]

I was opening my passenger side door to let my wife in and heard a clunk and now it won't open from the outside.

It still opens from the inside.

What part do I need to fix it? Don't want to buy all kinds of things that don't need replaced...although I might do the same fix on the driver's door just in case.

Thanks!

Nathan

you need the famous door latch cam replacement. Easily installed by the home hobbiest it is made of nylon 11 and guaranteed for the life of the vehicle. EVERY 914 retailer sells it. Should be about eleven bucks.

Is it really going to last the life of the car? I've been paranoid about my replacement breaking again.

[lotus_65]

dood. the only reason things break is they are over-stressed.

invest in a phillips head screwdriver, an allen set, an old toothbrush, some wd40 and an afternoon. figure out how the whole setup works and fix whatever is causing the problem. once you return it to the way it worked from the factory, you'll get another 30 years out of it.

and if you oil it and keep it in shape, it'll outlast you.

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[pete914]

sweet.samething is goimg on with my door good to knowquote name='lotus_65' date='Oct 17 2007, 03:38 PM' post='957940']ood. the only reason things break is they are over-stressed.

invest in a phillips head screwdriver, an allen set, an old toothbrush, some wd40 and an afternoon. figure out how the whole setup works and fix whatever is causing the problem. once you return it to the way it worked from the factory, you'll get another 30 years out of it.

and if you oil it and keep it in shape, it'll outlast you.

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[URY914]

Let's hope that is all that broke....

[lotus_65]

yea, might be the outside latch that broke.

my pass side is busted but it still works, even pretty well after doing all the work on the mechanisms. i'm looking for a cheapo one, but i'm not in a hurry.

[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

I was opening my passenger side door to let my wife in and heard a clunk and now it won't open from the outside.

It still opens from the inside.

What part do I need to fix it? Don't want to buy all kinds of things that don't need replaced...although I might do the same fix on the driver's door just in case.

Thanks!

Nathan

you need the famous door latch cam replacement. Easily installed by the home hobbiest it is made of nylon 11 and guaranteed for the life of the vehicle. EVERY 914 retailer sells it. Should be about eleven bucks.

Is it really going to last the life of the car? I've been paranoid about my replacement breaking again.

yup never warrantied one. The original was made of a brittle plastic, ours has some flex to it.
In fact, that was the very first repro piece I took upon myself to manufacture for the 914 since then I now make over 90 different things! I LOVE these cars and would do more repro if I was a millionaire. I applaud everyone doing anything repro for the car, as every day, more and more are discontinued!