Was working on the 68 pontiac, closed the drivers door, will not open with the inside handle or outside
unlocks and locks just will not open. Anyone had this issue any suggestions?
Thanks
deleted said
Feb 7, 2014
...just a shot in the dark, but try unlock with the key from outside, then try it.
427carl said
Feb 7, 2014
carnut70ls4 wrote:
Was working on the 68 pontiac, closed the drivers door, will not open with the inside handle or outside
unlocks and locks just will not open. Anyone had this issue any suggestions?
Thanks
Call CAA or try the passengers door it may be still open...
hawkeye5766 said
Feb 8, 2014
427 carl wrote
Call CAA smile or try the passengers door confuse it may be still open... ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Im sure he could make his way through an open/closed door, closed and locked maybe not. Grasshopper catching up?
-- Edited by hawkeye5766 on Saturday 8th of February 2014 02:42:15 AM
427carl said
Feb 8, 2014
hawkeye5766 wrote:
427 carl wrote
Call CAA smile or try the passengers door confuse it may be still open... ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Im sure he could make his way through an open/closed door, closed and locked maybe not. Grasshopper catching up?
Awe So !! hes not locked out.. just wants to get door open and working...
maybe a lock out ki, could at least get door open....
carnut70ls4 said
Feb 8, 2014
427carl wrote:
hawkeye5766 wrote:
427 carl wrote
Call CAA smile or try the passengers door confuse it may be still open... ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Im sure he could make his way through an open/closed door, closed and locked maybe not. Grasshopper catching up?
Awe So !! hes not locked out.. just wants to get door open and working...
maybe a lock out ki, could at least get door open....
Thank you for all the kind words of encouragement.
Yes I can still get in through the passengers door
I have tried with the key etc
Lot of lubrication
Was hoping that maybe one of our awesome members ran into this issues and could share some
light on the problem.
Could get it open with some force, but not willing to risk damage, as I love these old cars
Cheers
Wayne
dcneric said
Feb 8, 2014
Wayne,
I had a similar issue many years ago and unfortunately can't recall all the grizzly details but it did include pulling the door panel and slicing up the forearm to reach the mechanism from within the confines of a closed door. If I can recall it was either a seized or broken lock arm on the latch.
Best of success.
-- Edited by dcneric on Sunday 9th of February 2014 11:33:39 AM
deleted said
Feb 8, 2014
......did it just happen all of a sudden, or did you get the car like this that this door didn't open ? Did you try roll the window all the way down and with a can of penetrating oil with the long red tip stick it in there and shoot the mech / latch as best as you can. Could be like dcneric says, seized or worse a piece broke.
Greaser said
Feb 9, 2014
Many years ago I had this issue with my 74 Corvette....wouldn't open inside or outside.
Had to use a slim jim device to get into the door to get the door open.
Then remove the panel to see what the problem was, clip came off on one of the rods inside the door
67Poncho said
Feb 9, 2014
Wayne, my '67 Rag does this semi-frequently since the first day it happened... 31 years ago... Lock and unlock manually repeatedly.. Mine, when opening, will "click, click click" on every up stroke and then it will "clunk" when it's ready to open... Then it works fine... Try it!
And, no, i'm not fixing mine as it is a quirt that reminds me of my Dad.....
-- Edited by 67Poncho on Sunday 9th of February 2014 03:22:59 PM
Was working on the 68 pontiac, closed the drivers door, will not open with the inside handle or outside
unlocks and locks just will not open. Anyone had this issue any suggestions?
Thanks
Call CAA
or try the passengers door 
it may be still open...
Call CAA smile or try the passengers door confuse it may be still open...
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Im sure he could make his way through an open/closed door, closed and locked maybe not.
-- Edited by hawkeye5766 on Saturday 8th of February 2014 02:42:15 AM
Wayne,
I had a similar issue many years ago and unfortunately can't recall all the grizzly details but it did include pulling the door panel and slicing up the forearm to reach the mechanism from within the confines of a closed door. If I can recall it was either a seized or broken lock arm on the latch.
Best of success.
-- Edited by dcneric on Sunday 9th of February 2014 11:33:39 AM
Many years ago I had this issue with my 74 Corvette....wouldn't open inside or outside.
Had to use a slim jim device to get into the door to get the door open.
Then remove the panel to see what the problem was, clip came off on one of the rods inside the door
Wayne, my '67 Rag does this semi-frequently since the first day it happened... 31 years ago... Lock and unlock manually repeatedly.. Mine, when opening, will "click, click click" on every up stroke and then it will "clunk" when it's ready to open... Then it works fine... Try it!
And, no, i'm not fixing mine as it is a quirt that reminds me of my Dad.....
-- Edited by 67Poncho on Sunday 9th of February 2014 03:22:59 PM