Success: Passenger Door Microswitch
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Success: Passenger Door Microswitch
Over the last week, my passenger door has been experiencing some of the gremlins that are indicative of problems with the microswitch in the door latch. I was seeing "Passenger Door Open" when in fact it wasn't & of course this would prevent me from locking the door. Sometimes it would lock OK but would cycle from lock to unlock 4 times before locking. Also, the doors were not locking automatically when I would put the car in gear.
I decided today to take the latch out & take a look. I have had the door panels off before but I must stop & thank Sam for his invaluable video showing how to remove the latch. And also, thanks to those who have previously posted numerous threads covering this issue from which I have learned a great deal.
What I found surprised me. The latch mechanism was all gummed up (almost like a hardened varnish) & was hard to move even manually. The microswitch that senses the door position was also a mess. I cleaned it all up using what I had on hand (CRC Throttle Body Cleaner) & then sprayed with White Lithium Grease. After testing it all out still out of the car, I mounted the latch & tested it again before putting the whole door back together.
I guess I was one of the lucky ones that found that simply cleaning & lubing it all fixed it. It is back together now & working perfectly. Will have to do the drivers side soon before it starts acting up. Here are a few photos showing the pieces after they had been cleaned.
Gotta love those "free fixes"!
I decided today to take the latch out & take a look. I have had the door panels off before but I must stop & thank Sam for his invaluable video showing how to remove the latch. And also, thanks to those who have previously posted numerous threads covering this issue from which I have learned a great deal.
What I found surprised me. The latch mechanism was all gummed up (almost like a hardened varnish) & was hard to move even manually. The microswitch that senses the door position was also a mess. I cleaned it all up using what I had on hand (CRC Throttle Body Cleaner) & then sprayed with White Lithium Grease. After testing it all out still out of the car, I mounted the latch & tested it again before putting the whole door back together.
I guess I was one of the lucky ones that found that simply cleaning & lubing it all fixed it. It is back together now & working perfectly. Will have to do the drivers side soon before it starts acting up. Here are a few photos showing the pieces after they had been cleaned.
Gotta love those "free fixes"!
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