My key has never worked to unlock the pass side door, yet I've never
really looked at what's wrong with it, as the driver's side worked fine.
Maybe it has the same problem as SWMBO's, so I await your pics and
explanation.
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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On 8/23/12 4:50 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> W-123 Door Fun
> Posted by: "Nate"vwnate1@yahoo.com vwnate1
> Date: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:45 am ((PDT))
>
>
> O.K. , many here polly have doors that don't like to unlock with the key but otherwise work fine , this is uaually caused by the exterior handle being incorrectly installed so the locking shaft , drops down and doesn't go into the special funnel shaped device that connects the key's twisting motion to the latch proper .
>
> This piece is_plastic_ on the later models and so rots, cracks , breaks etc. , the DPM in SWMBO's '82 240D broke it when they stupidly did God knows what to the door , I had to work in there years ago when first we bought the car , last Saturday Tom located me an untouched '79 TD so I yanked the door latch out of it for the '82 .
>
> This delicate piece is made of pot metal in the '79 and appears to work fine , to - day's the day I'll address it as she's out of town the entire week so I can tinker ot my heat's content and not rush the job , doors are a serious PIA most of the time , once in a while it goes easily , I hope this one does .
>
> I also have to address the LR door's broken off lock button and maybe open up the RR door and replace the bad vacuum chamber as that's the_only_ vacuum lock on the whole car I've not yet replaced .
>
> Well , that's it for now , the sun is up so off I go to work .
>
> -Nate
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