Re: Door Lock/Interior Handle Cable Problem

[Mike Posner <posne@cts.com>]

At 12:46 PM 11/12/1999 -0500, Alexander van Gerbig wrote:
>    I got into the door today and once I undid the interior door handle
>cable the lock started working properly.  So I hooked the cable back up to
>the interior handle and got it to sit properly.  Before I got the panel back
>on I tried the lock again and it doesn't work.  What seems to be going on is
>the interior handle cable is getting stretched a bit too much while the
>interior handle is sitting in the normal position.  That isn't allowing the
>lock to go all the way into the lock position.  Why is the cable for the
>interior handle stretched to far in the handle before it is opened?
>Everything with the cable and the handle meets up just right.  I am thinking
>I may have to trim a little off the cable guide at the handle, but I don't
>want to ruin the plastic handle bit.  Any BTDT?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Alexander van Gerbig
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>Cable needs to be secured with a nylon tie At JUST the right length
so  the door handle and its housing fit properly and the  inside handle has
a sufficient range of motion to open the door.  You then may need to pull
the inside handle open and hold it in place with one hand whilst
lining up theholes for the sheet metal screw to properly  find its  clip
and then  screw it in. This is the niggling stuff  on Audis  that
never quite gets described in Bentley, but once youve got it done
its very satisfying.