[s-cars] Winter door latch woes...

[chris chambers]

Steve,

if it's the same latch as a UrS4, then read on:

The latch has a spring that "gunks" up.

Our black 93 had this problem, pulled the latch out of the door
twice to clean and lube it, each time it reoccured ~ 6 months later.
Finally listened to another lister (can't recall the name) and soaked
the latch assembly in transmission fluid for 24+ hours.
Latch then operated smoothly, and has for the last 2 years.

To remove the latch you have to remove the door panel and window
assembly. It isn't a fun job, especially in the cold.

HTH
Chris

--- "Young, Steve" <sryoung at trane.com> wrote:

> 
> Lister help needed...
> 
> Driver's door latch froze up on the A6 the other day so that the
> outer door handle wouldn't open the door.  Got the door open using
> the inner latch, but then the door wouldn't shut and just bounced off
> the jam.  Frozen/cruddy latch that needs lubrication, I know.  Pulled
> into the barn, and removed the inner door panel to see if I could see
> anything wrong.  Well as you know, access to the latch mechanism is
> terrible.  The latch thawed, and started working on it's own, but the
> cable for the inner door handle must have come off because now the
> inner handle won't operate the latch.  Any BTDT's on how to access
> the latch for cable re-attachment and lubrication?  This may sound
> stupid, but where do I lubricate the latch?  Already STFA'd here and
> the A6 forums, and S-cars, with no real help.  Rolling down the
> window and reaching out to get the door open is embarrassing.....TIA
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Steven Young
> Local Operations Manager - Albany
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