5000TQ Door Latch

[Max Hoepli]

I've sprayed an oil into the key hole slots and by the trigger where it
disappears into the door. Try spraying into the lock at the side of the
door. Oil something like WD-40 or Liquid Wrench.


Max




-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Stephen Sherman
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:36
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: 5000TQ Door Latch

Another of my 87 Audi's cold weather problems has surfaced again with 
this cold snap; the driver's door will not open from the inside whenever 
it is below 10F or so. Works fine from the outside latch, or at warmer 
temps, or after the car has warmed up for a while; so I don't think it 
is the door latch itself per se, but something about the inside latch 
handle/cable.

I had planned on digging into the door next time it warms up, and wanted 
to gain any insights folks here have about what might be causing this. 
It seems that when it's cold/not working, the inside door level just 
doesn't move enough to release the main latch. It moves all the way, as 
far as it does when it's warm and works; that just isn't enough to 
release the door latch. Is there an adjustment for taking up some slack 
in the cable or the like? Maybe bending the inside door release 
lever/mechanism a bit? Anyone solved this annoyance?
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