emergency door pull

by **EATMYPLASTICARSE** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:26 pm

Hi chaps, drivers door standard handle from inside has'nt been working for a while now, so have become lazy and just used the floor mounted emergency pull to open door...fine, well that was untill today when it would'nt open the door!.

WHY? please give me your wisdom oh wise one's.

by **Stunned Monkey** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:47 pm

does it feel loose? cable may have snapped but the linkage is very simple and I'd have thought reliable...

by **simonsays74** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:11 pm

............the cable is very thin and is designed to be used as an emergency means of exiting the vehicle!

by **clee** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:29 am

simonsays74 wrote:............the cable is very thin and is designed to be used as an emergency means of exiting the vehicle!

That makes sense :lol:

by **scottydog** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:44 pm

Just been working on my drivers door release so a few ideas...

The cable may have stretched (if it hasn't snapped as suggested by Stunned Monkey).

The cable connects to the release lever on what looks to me like quite a weak bit of plastic - maybe this has snapped? Easy to check - one screw loosens the lever and the handbrake housing slips over it easily.

The cable restraints that stop the whole cable and sheath moving may have broken. One at each end.

The door release mechanism itself may be faulty - you'll have to take the trim off to get to that. A bit fiddly to get the mechanism out but quite an easy job all the same. You might find what's wrong with the electric release at the same time. :-)