Thread: Door locks

Hi

I seem to remember some stuff about this on rr.net

Here newrremedies

and here

Door Lock Failure: Getting the Door Open (4.0/4.6/p38A)

Good luck!

Steve

Hi poleonpom, glad the move went well.
Have you had any other symptoms like door locks jumping up and down on their own, or tailgate button not working sometimes?

Thanks for the links Steve
Peter, no issues with the locks at all prior to it breaking, although it was in the hands of the wife when it happened. ..
Jonathan

If you weren't getting any weird issues other than the door lock jamming, once you get it open, it may just need some graphite powder in the door lock barrel if you are lucky...I would also pull the inner door panel off and give the inner workings of the latch area a good dose of silicone spray.
If it does need a new latch, it's not that hard to replace, although the top wire rods can be a bit tricky to get off and on.
There's a good read here on it, the trick was to undo the inner door handle screw and pop out the lock end of the door handle, makes things much easier!
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/p38a-range...oor-latch.html

Fingers crossed. Not going to be able to have a look until the weekend. Until then it's Dukes of Hazzard entry and exit, trying to get the wife to dress like Daisy...