I'm sure Veronica will post some pictures up. She helped me when I had to replace my door locks and door latch so I had to go through the whole latch rod removal and installation.
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:yelpleased: Hey Ivy:
Sounds like you got it right. It's a broken pawl bushing. Usually one of the end becomes brittle and breaks. When that happens, it won't hold the lock rod. A new one is around $3. If I remember correctly, it comes with a nylon washer which helps the bushing slide. Pretty easy to install. I would buy an extra one so you have it on hand in case the other one breaks. Also consider ordering a couple of those lock rod retainers. Get the ones with the metal clips.
The plastic ones are junk. Good luck! :bigthumbsup
Sounds like you got it right. It's a broken pawl bushing. Usually one of the end becomes brittle and breaks. When that happens, it won't hold the lock rod. A new one is around $3. If I remember correctly, it comes with a nylon washer which helps the bushing slide. Pretty easy to install. I would buy an extra one so you have it on hand in case the other one breaks. Also consider ordering a couple of those lock rod retainers. Get the ones with the metal clips.
The plastic ones are junk. Good luck! :bigthumbsup
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There are a couple of pictures here that might help.
The Care and Feeding of Ponies: Door latch, locks and handles
There are a couple of pictures here that might help. The Care and Feeding of Ponies: Door latch, locks and handles
Thanks guys/gals.
I had never taken the lower end of that rod out of its clip for fear, as Veronica says in her blog, that it might not want to ever stay in place again. For that reason I wasn't exactly sure how it all came apart and went together. Thanks for the pictures Joe, the parts catalogs don't give such good shots, especially of the broken parts. It seems you are saying that the pawn bushing is the part doing the holding so all I need is a new one (or a few!) of them.
Also I think since yesterday the pawl bushing may have completely fallen out as well since now I can't open the door from either side as I discovered at the gas station last night. Makes getting in and out of the drivers seat difficult over the console. I suppose I could do a Richard Petty through the window...
So now I have to remove a door panel with the door closed!! I see me driving another car this week.
I had never taken the lower end of that rod out of its clip for fear, as Veronica says in her blog, that it might not want to ever stay in place again. For that reason I wasn't exactly sure how it all came apart and went together. Thanks for the pictures Joe, the parts catalogs don't give such good shots, especially of the broken parts. It seems you are saying that the pawn bushing is the part doing the holding so all I need is a new one (or a few!) of them.
Also I think since yesterday the pawl bushing may have completely fallen out as well since now I can't open the door from either side as I discovered at the gas station last night. Makes getting in and out of the drivers seat difficult over the console.
I suppose I could do a Richard Petty through the window...So now I have to remove a door panel with the door closed!! I see me driving another car this week.
Thanks guys/gals.
I had never taken the lower end of that rod out of its clip for fear, as Veronica says in her blog, that it might not want to ever stay in place again. For that reason I wasn't exactly sure how it all came apart and went together. Thanks for the pictures Joe, the parts catalogs don't give such good shots, especially of the broken parts. It seems you are saying that the pawn bushing is the part doing the holding so all I need is a new one (or a few!) of them.
Also I think since yesterday the pawl bushing may have completely fallen out as well since now I can't open the door from either side as I discovered at the gas station last night. Makes getting in and out of the drivers seat difficult over the console.
What about the Dukes of Hazzard way??
So now I have to remove a door panel with the door closed!! I see me driving another car this week.
What about getting out of the car like the Dukes of Hazzard way?? haha. When I was taking my latch rods off and putting them back in, it wasn't fun. :nono:
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