Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Quick question

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

Door won't open?

Hmmmm - my guess, based on other stuff that happened to our '78 308.

First - the factory grease used in the olden days is weird.

The oil evaporates out of it and leaves a very hard soap.

Ergo - my best guess is when you accurate the door mechanism, the pieces want are free to move but the spring loaded parts are gummed up and can't.

Possible solution - somehow get some WD40 or carb cleaner into the door lock mechanism.  Not so much the key tumblers but the actual big moving stuff.  Spritz some cleaner in-between the door latch and body work - perhaps move the rubber scrapper at the window and send a blast of cleaner aimed at the about the location of the lock block.

Then exercise the handle inside and out.

If this frees it up and the door opens - you are still faced with the hardened soap in the lock mechanism.  Just 'cause you got the door opened this time, the cleaners or WD 40 will also evap out and leave you in the same fix.

Um, you haven't replaced the door rubber have you?  I have seen situations where the new rubber presses so hard against the door the latch won't move in the lock box.  Just wondering.

Good luck

DOUG

(I also like the AAA suggestion Paul Bennett made)

----- Original Message -----

From: Steve Levine

To: DOUG

Cc: The FerrariList

Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 7:00 AM

Subject: [Ferrari] Quick question

Hi everyone.

Returning from long ago lurk mode, and just wanted to say hi.

Got the car back on the road this week, (1994 348 Spider) really more as a matter of necessity than anything else, as my daily driver was in the shop.

Made me realize just how much I enjoy it...

Had a quick question and thought perhaps there might be some insight here.

I can't get the passenger door open (yikes).

I was having trouble closing it the other day and so I had to close it, not really "slamming" but repeatedly closing it harder than I normally might, and now it won't open at all.

I can't take the inner door panel off, because the screws to do so are in the jamb and I can't get to that area.  

Any insight and ideas?

Warmest regards

Steve

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