> > When you have the latch out in your hand, you will need to trigger the > latching function. > That would be the door closed position. Only then will the door lock pin > work. I tried it both ways. > > You didn't answer the part whether you tried locking it with the > door CLOSED. If the latch > is back in the door, slam the door shut and try locking it. It won't > lock with the door open > position unless someone else has tinkered with it or broke something inside. Yes, the door was closed. In fact, I had done this switchover in my garage the night before. I went out yesterday morning for an early appointment, and tried to lock lock the car up. It was then that I discovered that nothing I could do had any effect on the latch mechanism. Upon removing the handle later in the day, I could see that the keyed part works as it should. What doesn't work, apparently, is the latch. Jim > > > BenT |
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