'87 5000cs door lock - replace?

[Shawn Manny]

http://www.audi-quattro.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Audi/DoorHandleRepair

Hope that helps

On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 12:04:30 -0600, tom winter <tom at freeskier.com> wrote:
> Hi All:
> My God, it must be the cold weather here in Colorado! But a couple of days
> ago my throttle cable snapped and now this. . .
> 
> I've searched the archives and found some mention of this problem, but no
> BTDT on repair/replace (although there was a suggestion to replace door
> handle/lock w/o particulars on the proceedure)
> 
> The driver's side door lock now spins and won't lock or unlock the door. Of
> course, passenger side still works and the car in question is an Avant, so
> if passenger side fails I can still crawl in and out the back.
> 
> I'm in need of directions on how to access the guts of this lock and advice
> on if it's possible to repair it or if I need to replace with a new lock.
> 
> Thanks in advance and once it warms up enough (1.7 degrees F at my house at
> 7am this morning) I'll tackle the job.
> 
> Tom
> 
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