Passenger Door Won't Open!

[Jer309GTi 3]

The passenger door won't open on our K plate base model 205. I've taken the door panel off and the linkages are all moving, think something must have broken in the catch. How can you open the door, is there a way to dismantle the catch to allow you to open the door and fit a new catch?

[welshpug 1,656]

most likely to be a seized door handle lever, not the outer bit but the lever that pivots on the inside of it.

[Jer309GTi 3]

Is that obvious which bit will be seized? The door worked fine for a while then stopped opening all of a sudden

[welshpug 1,656]

bit of a fiddle to see and free off, but that's the most common issue, it stops the catch mechanism from doing anything.

 

not found a pic yet.

 

edit, search FTW

 

http://forum.205gtidrivers.com/index.php?s...t=0&start=0

Edited February 13, 2011 by welshpug

[Jer309GTi 3]

Ok thanks very much mate, I'll give it a try And I did do a search! (obviously not a very good one!)

[boldy205 75]

Looks like you bought that off a right pikey!

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Looks like you bought that off a right pikey!

 

and the award for the most helpful reply goes to ........

[Jer309GTi 3]

Don't worry mate, it's a joke, I bought it off boldy205's gran

[MrP 1]

Not sure if ive got the same problem, I can put the key in the barrel and lock/unlock all the doors but when I pull the handle (inside or outside) nothing happens just does nothing is this the same problem?

[tomcolinjones 26]

Not sure if ive got the same problem, I can put the key in the barrel and lock/unlock all the doors but when I pull the handle (inside or outside) nothing happens just does nothing is this the same problem?

sounds like the rods fallen off!

[MrP 1]

Mine was exaclty what welshpug said in the 2nd post.

 

Had to take the interior trim panel off bit fiddly as you cant open the door then you just need to move the lever on the back off the handle easy and satisfying Wolaah the door opens.

 

Need to greese it up etc before putting door back together otherwise it will just happen again.