Front, drivers side door latch

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Jun 6, 2011 | 08:56 AM

919rider

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Front, drivers side door latch

A few weeks ago my '03 CC's front door latch decided to intermittantly quit latching. While I was out of town, my dad opened up the door and greased everything up. Before lubricating, he was able to re-create the problem, and was not able to afterwards.

Last week it happened again, and this weekend I wasn't able to get it to close. I now have a ratchet strap btwn the two front doors and I'm climbing in from the back and driving w/ the strap in place!

So, how can I fix this? Is it a common issue?

Thanks!
Kevin

Jun 7, 2011 | 02:11 PM

919rider

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So last night I pulled the door panel off and played around and got things working for the most part.

When I stopped playing yesterday it would not latch if I opened it with the inside handle. However, if I used the outside handle, it would latch 99% of the time.

This afternoon when I went for a ride, it wouldn't latch no matter what I did.

WTF?

Any ideas?

Any clue what kind of vehicles that I can look for a new latch in the junk yard? ('03 F250, CC, FX4, V10)

Thanks!
K

Jun 8, 2011 | 12:00 AM

fbh31118

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Well, if its anything like the lower door latches in suicide doors on my 02 you can pull the latch mechanism apart by grinding the rivet heads off with a small die grinder. There is a very simple latch with a small spring behind it. If this spring breaks it will not get pushed forward to hold the door latch itself. Or at least as I found on my doors.