Im in hell - driver door wont open

[Max Hoepli]

Try spraying oil.....like "Liquid Wrench" into lock hole and reverse grip
trigger. Big Problem....small source.

Max


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Kase" <davekase at pdqlocks.com>
To: <tyson at up-times.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: 26, October 2006 13:23
Subject: Re: Im in hell - driver door wont open


> I know exactly what you are talking about.  Didn't you remove the door
> panel?  You will need to get inside the door and remove the plastic
> cover the surrounds the latch.
>
> The levers are at the top and can be manipulated from inside the door.
>
> David Kase
> Engineering Manager
> PDQ Industries
> 717-656-4281
> 717-656-8749 (f)
> www.pdqlocks.com
>
>
>
> Tyson Varosyan wrote:
>
> >The handle feels ok. I have not had the car for long, but I think that it
> >feels like it should if the door is locked.
> >
> >After thinking about it all night I think I know what happened. Inside
the
> >door on the locking mechanism there is a U-shaped plastic part that goes
> >around these 2 metal levels coming into the side of the door from the
lock.
> >I think that these levers actually lock and unlock the door and I think
that
> >the plastic U-shaped part that slips over them fell off.
> >
> >I don't have a Bentley and have not seen the drawings, but I did just get
> >done with putting the door back together after having to repair the lock
> >ring mechanism.
> >
> >Anyone got any bright ideas as to how to get to those levers? Someone on
the
> >20v list suggested to go at them from the outside of the door with a coat
> >hanger through the window. I don't know if that will work because I
remember
> >there being a plastic cover inside around the mechanism to prevent
> >slim-jiming.
> >
> >Gonna spend some more time on it...
> >
> >Tyson Varosyan
> >Technical Manager, Uptime Technical Solutions LLC.
> >tyson at up-times.com
> >www.up-times.com
> >206-715-TECH (8324)
> >UpTime/OnTime/AnyTime
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
On
> >Behalf Of Grant Lenahan
> >Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 4:57 AM
> >To: tyson at up-times.com
> >Cc: audi20v at rennlist.org; quattro at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: Im in hell - driver door wont open
> >
> >
> >On Oct 26, 2006, at 1:49 AM, Tyson Varosyan wrote:
> >
> >
> >>about the 10th time I shut it, it wont open. Wont open from inside,
> >>wont open from outside - plain stuck!!!
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Tom,
> >
> >Its not clear what the symptems are.  When you pull on the door handle,
> >does it move, yet the door does nt open? Or does it stick?  Or does ti
> >move freely as if it were disconnected?  You need to get a couple of
> >reasonable hypotheses about what broke.  Have you studied the bently
> >drawings?
> >
> >Grant
> >
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