Drivers side door

[Tuzlo]

Well my drivers side door stopped latching. And I cant find my Manual which would tell me how to take the door apart. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. Has anyone see a post anywhere that shows disassembly of the door past the outside door panel?

 

[DaveWhiting]

I used the following link when I replaced my mirror on the driver's side:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=961163

 

[Tuzlo]

Thats as far as I have gotten as well. Im not sure whether the 4 rivets that are on the remaining panel in the door should be drilled out or not

 

[NB_TDi]

Ugh my passenger door one died yesterday. So the only one remaining is the passenger back door. Great.

 

[Tuzlo]

NB_TDI How did you get them out?

 

[NB_TDi]

Didn't. I gotta get them replaced though.

 

[Tuzlo]

My door wont even latch shut right now.

 

[Tuzlo]

Does anyone know if theres a recall or a technical bulletin on this?

 

[Fyrman]

It's your door lock mechanism is all gummed up. Degrease the crap out of it and then, once it's freed up and working, regrease it with lithium grease.

 

[Tuzlo]

De greased it to the end of the earth, it wont latch onto the door frame.

 

[HOOPER65]

funny - I just spent Sat. night and Sun. morning doing this to the sliding door of a GMC Safari van .. Un-did bolts to lock mechanism from outside - got in door panel,
unhooked rods and electric's - took out lock ...

Jammed all ta hell ...

Soaked it in a bucket of gas ...
Dremeled rust and corrosion off of moving parts ...
WD-40ed the hell out of it ...
Lubed it - put it all back together .. works good.

There were parts and leavers on the lock
that could not be freed up without taking it out of the door.

Not a VW - yes - but sounds like a similar scenario ...

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[dellwas]

Had problems with my hatch lock and did a little research here, and elsewhere. Seems that using WD-40 on auto locks is a no-no. Recommended lubricant is graphite. Mine was very gummed up, to the point of being seized, and I had used WD-40 liberally. Cleaned up with brake cleaner, then used canned graphite. Lock is much smoother now.

YMMV

funny - I just spent Sat. night and Sun. morning doing this to the sliding door of a GMC Safari van .. Un-did bolts to lock mechanism from outside - got in door panel,
unhooked rods and electric's - took out lock ...

Jammed all ta hell ...

Soaked it in a bucket of gas ...
Dremeled rust and corrosion off of moving parts ...
WD-40ed the hell out of it ...
Lubed it - put it all back together .. works good.

There were parts and leavers on the lock
that could not be freed up without taking it out of the door.

Not a VW - yes - but sounds like a similar scenario ...

-

 

[Tuzlo]

Fixed.

 

[Wayne Boudreau]

Used Pen-Lube (no not in a Pen) and it works wonders on gummed up door locks and mechanisms. Realized after that I would not have needed to take the door apart.