Peugeot 406 Rear Door Lock Problem
dgudgeon
My pessenger side rear door is refusing to open. When I turn the key
in the front doors the motors can be heard moving in the rear but alas
the door remains permenantly shut. Bit embaressing for friends to have
to climb over from the other door. It seems to be impossible to even
open the door from inside too. I can't even get it open to strip the
door panel door to get at the locks, etc.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'd be very grateful.
Mrcheerful
"dgudgeon" <da...@dgudgeon.co.uk> wrote in message
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I seriously suggest that you do not worry about it till summer or MoT time.
In the summer you may find that it will open as the lube inside will be
softer. Then take it apart and clean and lube it all well.
Pulling it to bits without major damage in situ will be very difficult. I
would suggest that an independent specialist in that make will be the best
place to ask or have it done for you.
Mrcheerful
asahartz
wrote:
ISTR a similar problem on my late father-in-law's 405. There's a plastic
clip inside that links the locking mechanism to the lock levers, which
can break or become dislodged.
Your problem is of course going to be getting the trim off to get
inside; but though tricky, it could be done, on the 405 at least, 'cos
we did it. Removing the seat squab might give better access.
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asahartz woz ere
roger
Dave J.
08:07:14 +0800, in uk.rec.cars.maintenance, 'roger' wrote:
>The only way to remove the lock is to remove the door trim and smash the
>lock. The main body of the lock is plastic and breaks up with a chisel.
>Expect the operation to take 1 to 2 hours. Peugeot price for a new lock
>is about £100. Ouch!
Alternately, if you're going the Desperate-Dan route and breaking in, a
lock from a scrappy will set you back about a fiver, but you'll have to
put up with a separate key.
Once you're into the door the central locking mechanism should be a matter
of practical mechanics to mend (perhaps plus the odd additional bit from
the scrap yard), so you should hardly ever need to use the alternate key.
Just took a similar route, with lots of help/encouragement from members of
this newsgroup, over a jammed Peugeot ignition lock. Apparently saved me
about £160 for an entire new lock system, seemingly the only way to get a
replacement ignition barrel out of Peugeot.
If I've got the wrong end of the stick then someone'll be along shortly to
say so :)
Dave J.
Malc
> The only way to remove the lock is to remove the door trim and smash the lock.
I'm fairly sure it isn't. My local Citroen specialist could replace a
lock in about half an hour so I don't see why it should be much
different for a Pug. Of course he wouldn't show me what he did :-(
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Malc
John Greystrong
Was the door shut at the time?
John
Malc
No it wasn't. Surely there's a circlip or something on the inside of
the door?
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Malc
graham...@gmail.com
Remove trim panel and peel back foam insulation from inside car the panel will come off..
You can then see the lock, you need to break the black plastic cover. At the top left of the lock if it is the near side door part of the lever mechanism can be seen, it is like black plastic with a slight round mould about 4mm round, get a screw driver in there and force the lever down , and the door should open. I think the lock is shot and have got a new one from a dealer £85 inc vat but this is a central locking one. It is now mot failure as I found out . Good luck. Paul
Tim+
Poor formatting and no quoting. Score 1/10. Please try harder.
Tim
michaelb...@gmail.com
I had the same problem the rear deadlock stuck on so no MOT pass! Wind the window down and carefully pull the top of the door card out of the top slot in the door and wedge it away so you can see what you are doing, remove the inner door plastic and with a torch look at the lock, spray a good amount of WD40 onto the lock, in the middle of the plastic cover on the lock mechanism you will see a screw, using a piece of screwed rod or steel bar place it onto the screw head and give it a sharp tap with a hammer this will free the deadlock, then replace/lubricate or disconnect the central locking for the door, the problem was my rear doors are never used, repair took 1/2 hour with no damage.
Tim+
sorted.
Tim
