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Door sticking
ALIAHMET:
After reading up on the posts on how to replace the door lock module, I successfully replaced the faulty lock module with one I bought from ebay that was new from Germany (not original)
The door lock module is now working, locking and unlocking.
However, since replacing the module I have noticed that the door sticks and needs a push when trying to open (when sitting inside). Opening the door on the outside you don't notice the door sticking, but when pulling the handle from the inside - the door unlocks but needs a nudge to open. This does not happen to the other doors, just the one I replaced the lock module on.
I first thought it was the clip for the cable on the door handle was not pulling enough, so I adjusted the cable to it highest grove in the door handle - still same issue.
Any ideas what it can be? and what to do to fix?
andybon:
Is the cable fouling on anything in the door?
ALIAHMET:
--- Quote from: andybon on February 10, 2015, 01:37:43 pm ---Is the cable fouling on anything in the door?
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Don't think so, but will need to take the door skin off to tell
Cant feel anything when pulling the door handle from inside - cant feel any snags
lukemk5gti:
Same thing happened to me and I was advised that I hadn't connected that wire back into the right notch. As I did play with this wire in several spots I said it couldn't be but then 2 weeks later I gave it another go and it worked!
It may be a pain but there's maybe 20 or 30 notches for that cable.
Get someone to sit inside the car while you test every single one!
You may have put the cable back in the same spot it was originally (like me) but in my case I actually had to move it back 5 or 6 notches to get it to work after replacing the lock module.
ALIAHMET:
--- Quote from: lukemk5gti on February 11, 2015, 08:44:46 am ---Same thing happened to me and I was advised that I hadn't connected that wire back into the right notch. As I did play with this wire in several spots I said it couldn't be but then 2 weeks later I gave it another go and it worked!
It may be a pain but there's maybe 20 or 30 notches for that cable.
Get someone to sit inside the car while you test every single one!
You may have put the cable back in the same spot it was originally (like me) but in my case I actually had to move it back 5 or 6 notches to get it to work after replacing the lock module.
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Hmmm... trouble is I never took note of where it was originally
Its going to be a day of trial an error.
At least I can get to it quite easily, and if this is what the issue is at least I know the fix.
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