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

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

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

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

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.

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

Jim

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.

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...

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