Driver's door lock

[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made G Johnson say:

> My driver's door lock has been a bit odd the past few days.  Mostly
> sticking.  I figured it was the cold/snow.
>
> Came out of nail biter, overtime, Gonzaga BB game tonight and the lock
> suddenly felt very smooth.  Turned out to be too smooth.
> It goes back and forth, and while I hear the alarm beep, the door would
> not unlock.  Luckily, I was able to get in from the other side.

You don't say what car, but many of the middle-aged models had a
sub-standard door lock mechanism. The alarm switch is a separate
thing on the cylinder. The lock mechanism is a metal fork that
actually moves the door locks. It breaks pretty easily.

Repair is a few $ and a little time to disassemble the door panel
if you're into detail work like that. If not, an easy fix at a shop.
BTW, Audi has an "upgraded" replacement part. Any dealer knows what
you're talking about when you tell them what happened.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane at zk3.dec.com
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