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Old 06-29-2009, 03:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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driver door will not latch, tried everything any suggestions? I oiled the latch, pounded with a hammer, and tried to remove it but could not seperate the latch from the door handle or key lock. Also it has electric door locks.
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I sprayed lubricants into it, tapped with a hammer, opened the door panel and tried to remove the lock but could not remove it all the way. The door handle and key lock would not seperate from the latch.
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Sometimes there is a horseshoe shaped keeper that holds the lock/latch in place. It will be a thin "U" shaped piece like sheet metal and should just slide out with a screwdriver.
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