driver's door will not open (unlocked)

[DeWitt Harrison]

Excellent plan. I'm also a fan of popping off the interior
door panels once in a while to clean and lube those
window lifter guides.

DeWitt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kneale Brownson" <kneale at coslink.net>
To: "David Kase" <davekase at pdqlocks.com>; "DeWitt Harrison"
<six-rs at comcast.net>
Cc: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: driver's door will not open (unlocked)


> This sounds like it's making a good case for my previously reported
> practice of spraying a penetrating lube with teflon in it into the
doorjamb
> fixture at least twice a year.  I go around to all the Audis in my yard
> with this spray can and one of those little red straws and lube the locks,
> the doorjamb fixture and the handles.  I started doing this when I had
> several Team Doorhandle era cars (down to one useable 4kq now) after a
> couple of broken handles, and I've never had another one.  The stuff I use
> is made by Radiator Specialty Co. and sold under its Gunk brand.  It's
> product # L5-08.  For the flush door handles on my 200s and V8s, I pull
the
> lever out and run the straw in between the handle and the opening in the
> doorskin.  Keeps the handles opening smoothly and easily.
>
>
> At 12:53 PM 10/19/2006 -0400, David Kase wrote:
> >I'm already in there DeWitt.  I have a hole cut in the door panel.  I
> >also have an extra door on the garage floor for reference.  It looks
> >like it is going to get ugly...
>