[Vwdiesel] Jetta door stuck shut, now what?

[Nate Wall]

To be sure to get the right rod, remove the inner door
panel and peel back the plastic rain shield and fiddle
w/ the door latch/lock rods. You'll find the right one
to pull. WD-40 or other penetrant will be invaluable
if the mechanisms are siezed up.

If you need pannel removal tips, just ask.

--Nate
--- Mike & Coreen Smith <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> --
> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> Hi Gang,
> Been offlist for a while., working mostly on my 78
> Austin Mini Cooper
> (replica) project car.
>
> Anyways.........I've had the door latch on and off
> my 88 Jetta so many times
> I could do it with my eyes closed and one hand tied
> behind my back.  The
> lock wasn't working well.  Anyways, to make a long
> story short, the door is
> shut and I have no way to open it !!
>
> I picked up a new latch at the junkyard today from
> an '85 (looks the same -I
> think) but no way to install it as the door won't
> open.
> Outside handle is OFF the car.
> When I reach "inside" the door from outside and
> press down on the release
> tab, it goes down a bit and makes the smallest, most
> feeble barely
> perceptible "clunk" but will not open the door.  I
> am prying up on the lock
> lever and can't say for sure if it's actually
> releasing or not. (50-50
> chance)
>
> Any ideas how to get the door open w/o the 'jaws of
> life' ?
>
> Mike in NB, 88 Jetta GL 1.6L TD
>
> Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
> 271 Smith Rd
> Waterville, NB
> E2V 3V6
> Canada
> --
>
> _______________________________________________
> vwdiesel mailing list
> vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel


__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software
http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com