Passenger Door Lock won't lock

[67AvantiTom]

Hello all,  another issue I have to deal with on my Avanti, my passenger door will not lock. Neither the inside lever, or the outside key will lock the door.  When you attempt to lock it, it goes about half way then feels like it's hitting something.

Anyone have any thoughts on where to start debugging this?  Even if I can pull the outside door handle, where do I look for possible problems?

Thanks in advance!

Tom

Edited March 6, 2017 by 67AvantiTom
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[1963r2]

Tom

If you have a look at your latch on the door you will see a cone shaped section. Under that you will see a little piece of steel protruding from the latch body.

That piece works off a spring and moves in and out depending on if the door is open or closed. From memory that piece needs to be pushed in for the locking mechanism to work.

You can test that by holding it in and turning the key to see if the lock now works ( with the door open). If it does work then your problem is the catch on the door pillar. The catch on your door pillar pushes that piece inward when the door is closed allowing the lock to work. Over time that little piece wears a groove in the catch to a point where it no longer fully depresses the piece inward and your lock no longer works.

Have a look in that area first.

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Edited March 7, 2017 by 1963r2