This is on an '84 The lock was getting hard to unlock with the key, if I turned it the wrong way I'd have to open the passenger door and unlock it by hand. The other day I was unable to move the locking lever by hand, I was at a job and needed the tools so I tapped the lever to the unlock position with a hammer <wince>. The door would not lock after that... Yesterday I took the lock mechanism out. Carefully examined it, saw how it worked and could find nothing 'wrong'. Even the greased sliding pieces looked properly lubed. I put it back together and it works well not. It bothers me when something does not work and I am unable to see why... I know there is a problem and I just did not see it when I had it apart. It is possible that the lock will continue to work well for years and years but it's also likely to go bad when I'm someplace I don't want to leave my door unlocked. Has anyone had a problem like this? Something wearing on the mechanism that I didn't notice? Thanks.
Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State, USA |
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