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96 chevy truck, Cant open door!
96 chevy truck, Cant open door!
I have a 96 full size 4x4 with 270,000 miles or so. The door suddenly
cant open from the inside, I have to rill the window down and open
from the outside. What could this be?
I have a 96 full size 4x4 with 270,000 miles or so. The door suddenly
cant open from the inside, I have to rill the window down and open
from the outside. What could this be?
Re: 96 chevy truck, Cant open door!
In article <45d4197d-187c-40c1-b134-277f09d8dfc2@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups . com >, stryped wrote:
>I have a 96 full size 4x4 with 270,000 miles or so. The door suddenly
>cant open from the inside, I have to rill the window down and open
>from the outside. What could this be?
damaged or broken linkage to the inside handle.
In article <45d4197d-187c-40c1-b134-277f09d8dfc2@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups . com >, stryped wrote:
>I have a 96 full size 4x4 with 270,000 miles or so. The door suddenly
>cant open from the inside, I have to rill the window down and open
>from the outside. What could this be?
damaged or broken linkage to the inside handle.
Re: 96 chevy truck, Cant open door!
In article <45d4197d-187c-40c1-b134-277f09d8dfc2@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups . com >,
stryped <dgilbert@nascospg . com > wrote:
>I have a 96 full size 4x4 with 270,000 miles or so. The door suddenly
>cant open from the inside, I have to rill the window down and open
>from the outside. What could this be?
All kinds of things, from a broken linkage between the handle and the latch
to a sticking lock. Take the inside panel off the door and look inside with
a flashlight and mirror.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
In article <45d4197d-187c-40c1-b134-277f09d8dfc2@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups . com >,
stryped <dgilbert@nascospg . com > wrote:
>I have a 96 full size 4x4 with 270,000 miles or so. The door suddenly
>cant open from the inside, I have to rill the window down and open
>from the outside. What could this be?
All kinds of things, from a broken linkage between the handle and the latch
to a sticking lock. Take the inside panel off the door and look inside with
a flashlight and mirror.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
Re: 96 chevy truck, Cant open door!
stryped wrote:
> I have a 96 full size 4x4 with 270,000 miles or so. The door suddenly
> cant open from the inside, I have to rill the window down and open
> from the outside. What could this be?
I would start by taking the inside handle off, hoping it broke there.
Next comes the whole panel though.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
Photos: * mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly . com
stryped wrote:
> I have a 96 full size 4x4 with 270,000 miles or so. The door suddenly
> cant open from the inside, I have to rill the window down and open
> from the outside. What could this be?
I would start by taking the inside handle off, hoping it broke there.
Next comes the whole panel though.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
Photos: * mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly . com
Re: 96 chevy truck, Cant open door!
On Apr 18, 5:42 am, stryped <dgilb...@nascospg . com > wrote:
> I have a 96 full size 4x4 with 270,000 miles or so. The door suddenly
> cant open from the inside, I have to rill the window down and open
> from the outside. What could this be?
It's been my experience that the usual failure procedure on this model
starts with a sagging door(bushings worn out, which were probably
never lubricated) which makes the door itself drag on the striker. To
open the door when this starts to happen you end up pulling harder and
harder on the interior handle, which eventually causes the handle to
fracture where the operating rod attaches to it.
Basically if the door is sagging you need to get that fixed and then
replace the handle, or you'll be replacing handles on a semi-frequent
basis from now on.
Good luck with it.
Chris
On Apr 18, 5:42 am, stryped <dgilb...@nascospg . com > wrote:
> I have a 96 full size 4x4 with 270,000 miles or so. The door suddenly
> cant open from the inside, I have to rill the window down and open
> from the outside. What could this be?
It's been my experience that the usual failure procedure on this model
starts with a sagging door(bushings worn out, which were probably
never lubricated) which makes the door itself drag on the striker. To
open the door when this starts to happen you end up pulling harder and
harder on the interior handle, which eventually causes the handle to
fracture where the operating rod attaches to it.
Basically if the door is sagging you need to get that fixed and then
replace the handle, or you'll be replacing handles on a semi-frequent
basis from now on.
Good luck with it.
Chris
