RE: [DML] Door alignment was Stuck door

[Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx>]

My advice would be to put a new latch in but make sure it cannot lock again.
That's the way both of my doors are set.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wmack [mailto:wmack@xxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 2:30 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DML] Door alignment was Stuck door
> 
> Finally, I got my drivers side door open. I took to countless number of
> body
> shops and mechanics and none of them would touch it. I think that the
> front
> latch was locked, I think that is why the door would not open. However;
> when
> I tried to manually unlock by pulling on the rods, I would hear a click
> but
> the door still wouldn't open. To solve my problem, I took a flat head
> screwdriver and placed it on the latch assembly, and started hitting it
> with a
> rubber mallet, breaking off plastic pieces. Wouldn't you know the door
> swung
> open. I have a new latch coming from Houston. But I would like to get the
> door aligned before I put the new latch in. How would I go about this
> process?
> 
> Thanks
> Willie
> Vin 5043
>