From saga to sobbing... when latches break

["Hare,Stott (X)" <HAREST@allenbrook.iix.com>]

Jim,
  Sorry to hear about your bum luck, err... NTB's fine tire changers,
err... all your problems.

Unka Bart,
   I'm sure reading all this makes you cringe...

And Matthew,
   In reply to:
	 Hear is a puzzler for you all:  how do you fix/replace
	 the latch if you can't get the door open.  I finally was
	 able too, but I would say it was about 90% luck that
	 I was able to do it.

   It's loads of fun!  Basically the best shot you have is taking the
door panel off with the door
still closed...  (I'm assuming you really mean the latch, and not the
handle mecanism.)  I've
found that it helps to remove the back seats for clearance to rear door
panels.  Once you have
the panel off, do your darndest to reach the latch from the inside.
Although not always easy,
visible or obvious, you can usually actuate the release mechanism from
inside the door.  I've
used various implements, from bent screwdrivers, coat hangers, and 90
degree picks to make
this release release.

Trust your imagination while once you in there.  Hey it's already broken
;-)

-S

Stott Hare
Application Developer
Policy Administration Team

harest@allenbrook.iix.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Matthew Brenengen [SMTP:mbrenengen@hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Friday, October 24, 1997 12:34 PM
> To:	Hare,Stott (X); sfibre@ix.netcom.com;
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> Cc:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	Re: The saga continues... (long)
> 
> Jim:
> 
> I know where you are coming from.  After I bought my QSW, the front 
> power window broke.  I spent hours and days fixing it.  Then, the back
> 
> passenger door would not open.  The latch was broken.  Hear is a
> puzzler 
> for you all:  how do you fix/replace the latch if you can't get the
> door 
> open.  I finally was able too, but I would say it was about 90% luck 
> that I was able to do it.
> 
> [Hare,Stott (X)]  SNIP
> 
> Enjoy your QSW!
> Matthew Brenengen
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