Hello,

I've got a deadlocked front passenger door and I've spent the majority of today getting the door card off and I'm down to the lock mechanism, bodge dremelled the lock to get to the gear and tried both ways but it gets incredibly torqued and if I let go of the screw drivers it 'pings' back... Which way should I be twisting it or is the gear off and broke, and if it's broke how should I proceed?

Here's some pictures to try and explain what I mean -

Should I be turning towards the front or back of the car and is the increasing tightness normal? Any help would be greatly appreciated

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To sort this take one large hammer & gently, ever so gently & carefully - SMACK THE LIVING $*%# OUT OF IT!!!

 

 

Once its broken into little tiny pieces the door will open.

Had a go bashing it to pieces and it takes ages and you can bend the mounting ! so its much easyier to dremil it and turn the wheel, I turned it with my finger and then held it in position with a bent piece of metal, and you just have to keep turning and holding untill you here the mechanism unlock, ps I have started a thread - listing which locks work in each position for ref, it looks like the front locks might need the correct suffix ! cheers Stuart

Had a go bashing it to pieces and it takes ages and you can bend the mounting ! so its much easyier to dremil it and turn the wheel, I turned it with my finger and then held it in position with a bent piece of metal, and you just have to keep turning and holding untill you here the mechanism unlock, ps I have started a thread - listing which locks work in each position for ref, it looks like the front locks might need the correct suffix ! cheers Stuart

 

How much turning did you need to do? With two small flathead screwdrivers I turned the wheel probably about 5 times either way and it just got so taught that it wouldn't go any further without the fear of causing damage to the plastic teeth

Did it get progressively tighter when you done it?

 

A link to the thread would be greatly appreciated, I can't seem to find it, cheers

I just smashed mine off when that happend.

Also, i like the screwdriver holder

Mine was the same. Put a large screwdriver and prise the cover off, towards the top.

Eventually it will come free and the cop won't spring back, search some of my posts I've posted a pic before of the lock without the cover on.

Could be it's both locked and deadlocked?

It's definitely deadlocked. You really have made a lot of work for yourself. I drill the barrel cover of and destroy the deadlock spring from the barrel side. I'm usually in and open in under 5 minutes. You must be in at your wit's end doing it that way. I thing I would of angle grinded the door before I got to that stage. Got any skin left on your knuckles?

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It's definitely deadlocked. You really have made a lot of work for yourself. I drill the barrel cover of and destroy the deadlock spring from the barrel side. I'm usually in and open in under 5 minutes. You must be in at your wit's end doing it that way. I thing I would of angle grinded the door before I got to that stage. Got any skin left on your knuckles?

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Never tried that way, you'll have to get some pictures of the process for next time!