[DeTomaso] Passenger's door won't lock

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/5/09 19 00 17, mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:


> 
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.  If I am to try to get the car 
> going,
> I'd like to be able to lock the doors at night.
> 

Neither of my doors lock with the key either, a legacy of multiple door 
handle replacements.   Item number 754 on my list of things to do is to pull 
both door handles and take them to a locksmith and have them re-keyed.   But 
in the meantime I just don't worry about it.   The car will be perfectly safe 
in the secured hotel parking lot.

As to specific advice for repairing your car, all I can say is that you'll 
have to fool around with it to determine what the problem is.   Try latching 
the door with the door open (manually turn the gizmo on the back of the 
door that engages the catch on the body, simulating that the door is closed) 
and then wiggle it around, and eyeball the situation.   It could be out of 
adjustment, such that when the door is actually closed on the car, the gizmo 
isn't rotating far enough and the lock mechanism thinks the door is still 
open.   If you can easily lock the car by rotating the gizmo with the door open 
and then pushing down on the button, that would be my guess.

Mike

Mike


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