So recently my inside door handle on the driver's side stopped working. The outside works just fine so if I want to get out I usually need to roll my window down to open it from the outside. I pulled my door panel off to see if the handle itself is broken and all seemed to be well. The issue it seems, is that the piece of metal the handle attaches to in order to open the door doesn't have enough room to travel in order to actually open. What would I have to replace in order to fix this?
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I’ve been through this too. Can’t quite remember what my solution was. If the little screw that holds the handle in the door comes loose then the handle assembly moves and doesn’t have enough travel to open the door so that’s one possible problem.
I think what I did was bend the rod in a couple of places that the handle actuates to tighten it up a bit.
I think what I did was bend the rod in a couple of places that the handle actuates to tighten it up a bit.
I was thinking of trying that but I didn't know if there was just a part I could replace to fix it. Thank you!
It takes careful observation while the mechanism is actuated to spot the trouble. Does the rod not travel far enough to actuate the door latch? Or is it the door lock actuator that does not work properly?
I do not know. But, the question comes to how did the rod become loose or what came loose to have this condition? Does making the rod travel further open the latch? Craig mentioned bending the rod to shorten the length. Is this possibly a solution?
I would stick to what works. If bending the rod works then keep it at that for now. No sense in spending money if not needed. Good luck. Hope it last forever.
A couple of issues can cause this.
First the metal rod that connects the door latch to the interior door release can bend over time, I have put an extra bend in mine to make the travel shorter.
Second the door release handle can crack so that it no longer moves the release rod, it acts normal, but the rod with the spring can crack meaning the handle will feel correct, but does not move the rod, in which case you can super glue it back together, to work while the part is on order.
First the metal rod that connects the door latch to the interior door release can bend over time, I have put an extra bend in mine to make the travel shorter.
Second the door release handle can crack so that it no longer moves the release rod, it acts normal, but the rod with the spring can crack meaning the handle will feel correct, but does not move the rod, in which case you can super glue it back together, to work while the part is on order.
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