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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Ludvig on 27 July 2009, 18:21:55

Title: Door lock stuck!
Post by: Ludvig on 27 July 2009, 18:21:55

Help! I have a major problem.

On my -03 Omega the passenger side door lock motor broke down a few weeks ago. No big problem. A simple job to fix following these excellent guidelines http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152953579/0#0
Thank you, The boy!

Today I finally got around to trying to fixi it. To my great horror, I found that the lock is stuck in the extra safety position that bars the lock. This means that it is impossible to pull the knob = the door remains locked = I can't get to the screws holding the door panel = I can't get in to the locking mechanism. Catch 22.

Does anyone know how to get the lock out of the barred position manually?

Title: Re: Door lock stuck!
Post by: Ludvig on 28 July 2009, 11:30:55

Problem solved! With a lot of patience and some brute force I finally managed to unlock the door. Now I can go ahaed and change the motor  :D (which cost a horrendous amount at the local Opel stealer  >:( )

Keep cruising!  :y

Title: Re: Door lock stuck!
Post by: tunnie on 28 July 2009, 14:50:53

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Problem solved! With a lot of patience and some brute force I finally managed to unlock the door. Now I can go ahaed and change the motor  :D (which cost a horrendous amount at the local Opel stealer  >:( )

Keep cruising!  :y

Check the maint guide section, i made one on how to replace the motor  :y

Title: Re: Door lock stuck!
Post by: Ludvig on 29 July 2009, 08:12:33

Yep, thanks to the guidelines on removing door card and replacing central locking motor this job was a piece of cake   :) Thanks guys for writing all the excellent guidelines!!  :y

If I had realised how easy the job is I would have taken the advise to buy the motor at the scrappy  ;)