[DeTomaso] Door lock woes

[Charles McCall]

Hi all

 

Spent a few hours in the garage this afternoon trying to change the locks on
the Pantera. They were vandalized this summer during a trip, along with
several other cars. 

 

The process is clear enough but I have two issues:

 

1) On the driver's side, the plastic or nylon connector-thingie that has a
socket machined in for the little ball on the door lock mechanism has
broken. How's that for a technical description? If you've been inside your
door, then hopefully the description is sufficient. When you insert the key
in the lock, there is a cylinder that rotates that has a ball on one end.
This ball is inserted in a small plastic connector that connects the lock
with the rod that locks and unlocks the door. It's this plastic connect with
the hole in it that has broken. Is this a common part that can be purchased
locally? What would I look for? Answering part of my own question, it
appears to be this part:
http://www.panterapartsusa.com/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?prod_id=20074a

It is part 61 on the door drawing:
http://www.panterasbywilkinson.com/webpages/catalog/ill31a.html

 

2) On the passenger's side, I'm really struggling to get the afore-mentioned
ball into the afore-mentioned hole in the plastic connector. Is there some
trick to this other than patience, which I ran out of this afternoon? I
tried both connecting it before putting the door handle mechanism in the
door, as well as installing the mechanism in the door and trying to connect
it from the inside. Neither method was particularly effective. 

 

Thanks all

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   Hi all


   Spent a few hours in the garage this afternoon trying to change the
   locks on the Pantera. They were vandalized this summer during a trip,
   along with several other cars.


   The process is clear enough but I have two issues:


   1) On the driver's side, the plastic or nylon connector-thingie that
   has a socket machined in for the little ball on the door lock mechanism
   has broken. How's that for a technical description? If you've been
   inside your door, then hopefully the description is sufficient. When
   you insert the key in the lock, there is a cylinder that rotates that
   has a ball on one end. This ball is inserted in a small plastic
   connector that connects the lock with the rod that locks and unlocks
   the door. It's this plastic connect with the hole in it that has
   broken. Is this a common part that can be purchased locally? What would
   I look for? Answering part of my own question, it appears to be this
   part:
   [1]http://www.panterapartsusa.com/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?prod_id=20074a

   It is part 61 on the door drawing:
   [2]http://www.panterasbywilkinson.com/webpages/catalog/ill31a.html


   2) On the passenger's side, I'm really struggling to get the
   afore-mentioned ball into the afore-mentioned hole in the plastic
   connector. Is there some trick to this other than patience, which I ran
   out of this afternoon? I tried both connecting it before putting the
   door handle mechanism in the door, as well as installing the mechanism
   in the door and trying to connect it from the inside. Neither method
   was particularly effective.


   Thanks all

References

   1. http://www.panterapartsusa.com/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?prod_id=20074a
   2. http://www.panterasbywilkinson.com/webpages/catalog/ill31a.html