Hi,
Seems that the general consensus is to look into the mechanism, see if
it is clogged up with gunk.
I got the door to open by pushing/pulling and general persuasion, but it
is still stiff, so it looks like I should plan on cleaning things up to
get it working better.
Koll, do you think it is possible to get the mechanism cleaned up
without removing it?
Thanks,
Ian Mothersill
Vancouver, BC, Canada
84 505GL Sedan 5speed
-----Original Message-----
From: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com [mailto:peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of N9TE
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 10:43 PM
To: peugeot-l@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] Help! 505 sedan rear door won't open
Posted a short write-up on how I did this job (although mine did open
initially):
http://505.bestmessageboard.com/?vThreadID=43
It works so beautifully now. Before it was like opening a crypt. The
doors don't get used very often and it's on the outer side of the door
seal rubber - so it gets a dust/dirt bath everytime you drive the car.
Even though it's inside the door, the latch gets a small dose of road
grive through the outer latch.
I didn't take too many pictures, but I plan on doing the right-rear side
and will document it fully.
Hope it helps someone.
K o l l
87S
- Original Message -----
From: "imothers_2000" <imothers@cranberrycommons.ca>
To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:34 AM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] Help! 505 sedan rear door won't open
> Hello listers
>
On
> Looking for advice on how to tackle this problem...
> One of the back doors on my 84 5050GL Sedan has decided not to open.
> The mechanism had always been stiff from the outside - the handle
> would travel to the limit of its swing and would require a fairly
> determioned tug for the mechanism to unlatch. The trick used to be to
> push the door closed slightly while pulling on the latch, then it
> would 'pop' and open up fine - as if pushing on the door relieved
> pressure on the latch. I adjusted the post a few weeks ago, and it
> got a bit better, then yesterday it seemed to be getting stiff again,
> and this morning it 'popped' (the mechanism activated) but the door
> won't open.
>
> I tried pulling the inside handle and shouldering against the door, no
> luck there. Should I try to reset the mechanism to "closed" by
> pushing from the outside, or is it time to take the inner panel off?
> Any tricks to getting it off when the door is closed (is that even
> possible?)
>
> Once I get it open, is there a method to adjusting the post so it
> opens easily? Or is there something else that needs attention? My 9
> year old daughter was able to open the door, but not my 7 year old
> son, and if I could get it where he can open it then I'm making
> progress.
>
> thanks,
>
> Ian Mothersill
> 84 505 GL 5 speed
> Vancouver, BC Canada
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