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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: alfie on 25 January 2010, 12:00:20

Title: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: alfie on 25 January 2010, 12:00:20

Hi everyone,Well I,ve cocked up again,been having problems with the the rear n/s door not locking when using the central locking.
So having a hour to kill yesterday decided to sort it,plenty of wd40 all seemed to be working ok,reassembled and closed the door,now it closed it will not open,and I can,t get at the screws to see whats happened.
Anybody got any ideas of how to sort it. I think the child lock has accidently been put on.
                      Alfie.

Title: Re: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: raywilb on 25 January 2010, 12:25:01

i had the same problem only last week. was advised to do use wd & also work drivers lock manually a few times. it eventually worked. my thread was in electrics.  :y

Title: Re: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: mantahatch on 25 January 2010, 13:26:14

Had similar problem in the past, try pushing the door inwards whilst lifting handle and then snatch it open if that makes sense.

HTH

Title: Re: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: alfie on 25 January 2010, 15:51:18

Thanks for the ideas,tried both of them but alas failure.
Please if anyone else has ideas how to fix it please post asap as its driving me crazy,and its cold in my garage.
             Alfie

Title: Re: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: GPar on 25 January 2010, 23:32:17

Sounds like it's deadlocked. Had this with my front passenger door. Try lowering the window and from the outside, get as firm a grip as you can on the button and pull upwards slowly and firmly. keep pulling for as long as you can and it might just release. You may have to try several times before it releases. You will need to replace the lock solenoid once you get it open or it will happen again.

Geoff

Title: Re: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: Bionic on 26 January 2010, 07:30:31

Same as G par, only while you are pulling it up also use your remote cos it might just need a bit of an assitance.
Another last resort dodge would be to pour a kettle of very hot water down the gap, gently prise the rubber trim away from the window bottom, aiming it backwards towards to door lock. The water will drain out of the bottom drain holes and you will need to remove the door interior trim to dry it out properly, then lubricate the mechanism. It softens any hardened grease and by expanding the metal gives it a bit of tolerance. It worked for me on an old ford.
GudLuk

Title: Re: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: alfie on 26 January 2010, 12:42:07

Panic over,My neighbour sorted it managed to release the child locks with a length a of metal from the inside.
once the was opened,card removed he could see that one of the rods had slipped of the lock,replaced that so now all fixed.
     Thanks to the members replys,every little helps as they say.
                Alfie.

Title: Re: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: Bionic on 26 January 2010, 16:06:52

Brill friend you have.....
Link slipped off?
Yep, that is a common problem if someone has put them on the wrong way round after they have had it apart. They must go on only one way or it will work for a while and then do the same again. Even the old haynes tell you that.
I mark mine now when I take them off and take a pic with my phone to make sure.#
Hope you did a clean and lube job while it was available.
GudLuk

Title: Re: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: davethediver on 26 January 2010, 17:47:23

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Panic over,My neighbour sorted it managed to release the child locks with a length a of metal from the inside.once the was opened,card removed he could see that one of the rods had slipped of the lock,replaced that so now all fixed.
     Thanks to the members replys,every little helps as they say.
                Alfie.

You know where to go if you ever lose your keys  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: alfie on 26 January 2010, 18:59:39

He used to work on the travelling fairgrounds until a few years ago.
                 Alfie.

Title: Re: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: davethediver on 26 January 2010, 19:00:43

That would explain it then  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Passenger door shut cannot open.
Post by: alfie on 26 January 2010, 19:02:57

He,s also the one who told me how to sort the power steering problem,quite a handy bloke really.
                      Alfie.