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Jeep Wrangler YJ
YJ General Discussion
YJ Door Latch Stuck
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<blockquote data-quote="TRevs" data-source="post: 441795" data-attributes="member: 20654"><p>Update:</p><p></p><p>I isolated the issue, although I don’t have a solution yet. </p><p></p><p>There’s a metal plate that slides rearward when the lock rods are moved to unlock; mine are moving 90% of the way but not enough to actually unlock. When I pried that metal plate a little further, it pops into place and the latch will release normally. </p><p></p><p>I sprayed around that whole area with brake cleaner and followed up with a lubricant, but still no joy. I removed the 4 bolts holding the latch assembly to the door frame, and in that position the lock-unlock plate seemed to move all the way, but when I secured the latch again it got hung up. </p><p></p><p>For now, Im just going to leave the doors unlocked. Someday maybe I’ll remove the latch completely, but that looks like it would require removing the window channels too and I don’t have time for that right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRevs, post: 441795, member: 20654"] Update: I isolated the issue, although I don’t have a solution yet. There’s a metal plate that slides rearward when the lock rods are moved to unlock; mine are moving 90% of the way but not enough to actually unlock. When I pried that metal plate a little further, it pops into place and the latch will release normally. I sprayed around that whole area with brake cleaner and followed up with a lubricant, but still no joy. I removed the 4 bolts holding the latch assembly to the door frame, and in that position the lock-unlock plate seemed to move all the way, but when I secured the latch again it got hung up. For now, Im just going to leave the doors unlocked. Someday maybe I’ll remove the latch completely, but that looks like it would require removing the window channels too and I don’t have time for that right now. [/QUOTE]
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