Door Handle

[daymo]

Hello all, My 1.4 west coast drivers door will not open from the outside and the locking switch on the inside seems to be stuck halfway between locked and unlocked!,all the other doors are fine and the central locking is fine on the other doors. Has anyone come across this before? If so is it easy to fix or will there be certain parts I need?

Thanks for any advice as it is winding me right up, :lol:

Damian

[Guest Colin Hunter]

Hi Daymo.

 

If you can get the door open, take off the trim panel and have a look at the linkages to the actual lock itself. It sounds to me as though the lock is partially siezed, and if you remove it, you may be able to free up the offending parts. Failing that, a new lock mechanism shouldn't be too expensive (One for my sons ZX was £15 ) and you may even be able to source one, and a new central locking solenoid, from a scrapper for even less.

It may also be that the central locking solenoid is at fault and is holding the button in the mid position, although in my experience they normally go all floppy and powerless instead if stiffening up when they fail. Hope you get my drift here and don't confuse the issue with the wedding tackle!

 

Cheers. Hope this helps :rolleyes:

[daymo]

Hi Daymo.

 

If you can get the door open, take off the trim panel and have a look at the linkages to the actual lock itself. It sounds to me as though the lock is partially siezed, and if you remove it, you may be able to free up the offending parts. Failing that, a new lock mechanism shouldn't be too expensive (One for my sons ZX was £15 ) and you may even be able to source one, and a new central locking solenoid, from a scrapper for even less.

It may also be that the central locking solenoid is at fault and is holding the button in the mid position, although in my experience they normally go all floppy and powerless instead if stiffening up when they fail. Hope you get my drift here and don't confuse the issue with the wedding tackle!

 

Cheers. Hope this helps :blink:

Cheers, the button is stuck in the mid position! The Mot is next month so I might just get the garage to sort it then.....

[Guest bigmilage]

Hello all, My 1.4 west coast drivers door will not open from the outside and the locking switch on the inside seems to be stuck halfway between locked and unlocked!,all the other doors are fine and the central locking is fine on the other doors. Has anyone come across this before? If so is it easy to fix or will there be certain parts I need?

Thanks for any advice as it is winding me right up, <_<

Damian

 

 

needs adjusting on the pull handle remove door panel and peal back nosie screen bars 2 bars coming from handle on into the door lock you will see tread at the pull handle inserted into a blue metal clip move unclip bar and move up one tread or down one tread to fine adjust. It is not easy do and requires alot of ripping to get to best of luck