I'm continuing to have fun with a driver's door module that was full of water. I have now noticed both rear doors will not open from the inside even after disabling the child locks. I'm wondering now if this could be related to the driver's door module. However, I must confess I thought the child locks and the little screw things were a mechanical system - are they in fact electronic? How does it actually work?

i thought they were mechanical?

 

i presume youve checked all the cables for continuity, and mechanisms getting power with the fob to lock unlock?

The doors open from the outside so they are unlocked. I guess its door cards off the rear to check cables and see how the child locks actually function. Perhaps naked doors is the best look for these cars......😩

The child locks are definitely mechanical, operated by turning the black circle on the back of the door, near the latch mechanism, with the end of the key. They possibly haven't been turned enough or the cable may have become detached from the internal handle. It'd be quite a coincidence for the cables to become detatched on both sides though.

Sorted one side. Thought I had fixed the other rear and now have bigger problems. God I hate these locks.......

 

Neither the inner or outer handle will open the door. I assumed failed lock mech so drilled open the casing and did the manual cog turn (even though the electrics still turn it). How do I open my door?!

the outer bowden cable hasnt been put back on with the same tension.

open the window, lean on the oiter skin of the door, beside the handle, just a bit, then pull the inside handle.

taking a smidge of trnsion off the outer cable should let the inner one work.

 

7 hours ago, mac11irl said:

the outer bowden cable hasnt been put back on with the same tension.

open the window, lean on the oiter skin of the door, beside the handle, just a bit, then pull the inside handle.

taking a smidge of trnsion off the outer cable should let the inner one work.

 

Thank you I will give that a try this weekend.

On 31/07/2020 at 09:15, mac11irl said:

the outer bowden cable hasnt been put back on with the same tension.

open the window, lean on the oiter skin of the door, beside the handle, just a bit, then pull the inside handle.

taking a smidge of trnsion off the outer cable should let the inner one work.

 

That worked! I owe you a pint! So what do I need to do to ensure I don't end up in a similar position - is there a certain way of fitting the outer cable?

 

 

3 minutes ago, dan4280 said:

That worked! I owe you a pint! So what do I need to do to ensure I don't end up in a similar position - is there a certain way of fitting the outer cable?

 

 

 

test, test test and then test with the door open.

where the end of the cable sits into the grooves on the outer grab handle, the tension needs to be slacked off just a smidge.

so you click it a groove looser, then test it by closing the latch with a screw driver and opening it again with the handles (inside and outside) several times. if its right itll pop the latch, if not it will hold it closed, adjust again.

 

 

I hear you loud and clear! So that's what the notches are for!

yup.

same thing happened me when i changed a lock mechanism... 

confused the feck outa me for ages, because i thought i had counted the grooves properly...

Edited 1 August, 20205 yr by mac11irl
typos. everywhere!

Best way to do it is to paint a line of tippex across the strap and lock mech before you remove it, to give you a fairly accurate place to refit it.

 

Once you dismantle it without marking it's position, then mac11irl is bang on with his post a couple up.