Outer door latch plastic ring broke |
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Outer door latch plastic ring broke |
era vulgaris |
Sep 20 2014, 02:37 PM
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J is for Genius Group: Members Posts: 982 Joined: 10-November 13 From: Raleigh, NC Member No.: 16,629 Region Association: South East States |
So suddenly yesterday I could no longer open my passenger door from the outside. I took the outside handle off and found that the plastic ring broke, that pushes on the lever to activate the latch.
First of all, it seems idiotic to make a part like this out of plastic! But that aside, can I replace just the plastic part, or do I need to buy an entire outside handle? Attached thumbnail(s) |
dangrouche |
Sep 27 2014, 08:57 PM
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dangrouche Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None |
sounds like you need to remove the latch assembly and give it a good cleaning in some sort of solvent (brake cleaner or diesel fuel bath), then lubed with with lithium at contact points, to make all the parts move freely. I know that my key used to be unable to lock the door, but after the removal, cleaning, and lube, the key can actually lock the door
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bdstone914 |
Sep 27 2014, 09:33 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,522 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
sounds like you need to remove the latch assembly and give it a good cleaning in some sort of solvent (brake cleaner or diesel fuel bath), then lubed with with lithium at contact points, to make all the parts move freely. I know that my key used to be unable to lock the door, but after the removal, cleaning, and lube, the key can actually lock the door (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Remove and clean the latch part that locks onto the striker plate. You will be surprised at the light amount of pressure it takes to operate a cleaned and lubed latch. |
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