Re: [DML] A new twist on the door mechanism problem

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

Hi Andrew,

(I'm assuming the door works fine from the inside handle).When you take 
the door trim off, the answer is staring you in the face - probably why 
it isn't in the archives! The outer handle operates a cable - much like 
a bicycle brake. At the end of the cable where it links to the latch 
mechanism, there's an adjustment exactly as you'd find on a bicycle 
brake - a couple of turns of the nut and your door will open perfectly. 
I had the same problem and the previous owner had broken the handle 
trying to open the door!

Martin
#1458

Andrew Smith wrote:

> My problem, however, is that even when the driver's door
> is unlocked, it doesn't open most of the time. When I pull up on the
> handle, I can feel it come slightly open, but the mechanism clearly does
> not fully disengage from the sill.