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drivers door wont open.feels like it wont unlock.need to no how to open
door.

duder wrote:
> drivers door wont open.feels like it wont unlock.need to no how to open
> door.

You have to give more info before anyone here can help you.

What model and year? This concerns a power lock? If power lock, do the
other doors operate ok? Do you hear anything (like what might sound
like an actuator's 'clunk' noise) coming out of the door?
Or can you physically not open the door, not even manually or with a
key?

Remco

remco.its a 90 accord lx.all the doors unlock.i can look through the top of
the door and loock at the acuator.everything is moving.keys will lock and
unlock,doors but drivers door feels like its unlocking.seems like
actuator is not working.but i need to get panel off to see.how can i get
the panel off with the door shut.

Duder, you got lucky. I just happen to have the service manual for the
ex-wife's 92LX <grin>

In the little plastic pocket where the inside door handle is, there is
a small round disk at the top left. Pry that out then remove the screw
underneath. Jiggle the plastic tray thing off the door handle.

The rod that is connected to the door handle goes right to the door
opening mechanism. Try pulling on that and see what happens. If that
does no good, then have someone push against the lock area on the door
edge from the outside, to reduce the locking pressure on the lock and
try again.

I suspect the grease has dried up in the latch and something is
springing or bending. The actuator rod has a few bends in it and if the
latch is really dry it might just be springing them straight.

Good luck. Let's know how you get on.

Dave

we tryied that already and all the rods are all hooked up and working but
the mechanism we can not get to because we cant get the door to open to
remove the panel. we need a away to open the door because i believe it is
in the mechanism loked but the dorrs all unlock with the electric lock but
the driver door does not open.

duder wrote:
> we tryied that already and all the rods are all hooked up and working but
> the mechanism we can not get to because we cant get the door to open to
> remove the panel. we need a away to open the door because i believe it is
> in the mechanism loked but the dorrs all unlock with the electric lock but
> the driver door does not open.

If the grease has coagulated too much because of the cold and is not
doing its job, I wonder what would happen if you parked the car in a
warm garage before trying this.
Not being familar with an accord door panel, but can't you just loosen
the door panel and move it? If not, find a slight opening to get to the
lock?

"duder" <duder65@comcast.net> wrote in message news:cf3c063cccd04d50b36ccc824d55d78e@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...

> we tryied that already and all the rods are all hooked up and working but
> the mechanism we can not get to because we cant get the door to open to
> remove the panel. we need a away to open the door because i believe it is
> in the mechanism loked but the dorrs all unlock with the electric lock but
> the driver door does not open.

Try these links

http://www.car-forums.com/talk/showt...297#post159297

http://techauto.funpic.org/doorproblem/