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Title: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: theolodian on 07 May 2007, 10:33:48

What breaks on these?  Mine bends down a lot when I open the door, sometimes catches the trim and pops it off.  Worried that it will fail soon.  Can take door apart, but would like to know what I might need to get if anyone has had this before.  :question

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: ians on 08 May 2007, 11:17:52

.... I'm not sure which thingie you're referring to theolodian.  can you clarify?

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 08 May 2007, 11:32:07

Me to.....any chance of a pic?

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: STMO123 on 08 May 2007, 11:39:10

I guess he means the interior door handle opening gizmo whatsit :o

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: theolodian on 08 May 2007, 11:40:15

Ummm.  The thingie you pull to open the door, from the inside.  Cable runs from it to the latch in the door jamb.

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: STMO123 on 08 May 2007, 11:47:03

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Ummm.  The thingie you pull to open the door, from the inside.  Cable runs from it to the latch in the door jamb.

The top or bottom pivot may have broken/come loose, or, the plastic housing may have broken. You should be able to tell just by removing the cover.

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: theolodian on 08 May 2007, 11:55:48

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Ummm.  The thingie you pull to open the door, from the inside.  Cable runs from it to the latch in the door jamb.

The top or bottom pivot may have broken/come loose, or, the plastic housing may have broken. You should be able to tell just by removing the cover.

Yeah, it feels like a top pivot isn't doing it's job.  I'll take a closer look in a bit.

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: theolodian on 08 May 2007, 13:04:30

If there is supposed to be a round plastic pin sticking up from the tigger into the top of the bracket then that has broken off.

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: STMO123 on 08 May 2007, 13:25:30

Thats your problem then mate. Tunnie put some great pics of all the gubbins on here somewhere, although his was facelift.

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: ians on 08 May 2007, 13:27:13

Is there one on the lever on the other side?  If so, I guess you are right.

I had a similar problem with the outside handle - the hinge pin came out at one side such the the handle didn't pull square and the door didn't release.

Hopefully if the one on the passenger side is ok you should be able to figure out what has broken or come off.

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: STMO123 on 08 May 2007, 13:32:00

Just been out and popped mine off Theo ( I really am too kind :D). Ita a metal pin and its looks possible that it could slip down and may need just pushing back up from the bottom.

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: theolodian on 08 May 2007, 13:36:01

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Just been out and popped mine off Theo ( I really am too kind :D). Ita a metal pin and its looks possible that it could slip down and may need just pushing back up from the bottom.

Cheers, I'll give that try.  :y

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: ians on 08 May 2007, 13:40:22

If that's the case its a similar construction to the outside handle I mentioned, so hopefully the pin has just slipped down abd can be pushed back.   (Now you just need multijointed fingers to reach it ;))

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: STMO123 on 08 May 2007, 13:50:38

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If that's the case its a similar construction to the outside handle I mentioned, so hopefully the pin has just slipped down abd can be pushed back.   (Now you just need multijointed fingers to reach it ;))

Or a flat bladed screwdriver ;)

Title: Re: Interior door trigger thingie
Post by: ians on 08 May 2007, 15:06:51

Oh come on - that's cheating ;D ;D