Child Doorlocks?

[Modemagic]

Here is a stupid question... the right rear door of my '89 SHO does not open from the outside or inside. I suspect the child doorlocks got activated, but the handle does not work from the outside. Not sure if it is broken or what. Anyway to open this other than manage to popoff the door panel from the inside and opening it, is there some soft of trick that I don't know of other than don't mess with it? This door has been like this since I've owned the car, so not my fault, but my problem! frown

 

[jthomas68]

Even with the child locks on,the door will still open from the outside.I`ve seen your problem in a SLO in the junkyard i was pulling parts off.The linkage is broken inside the door,i don`t know how to get to it though.The door has to be open to take off the panel,i kicked the crap outta the doors,that doesn`t work.

 

[Modemagic]

Yeah, I kinda figured I'd be caught in catch 22 with this one. I fixed this once on an Oldsmobile that was brought into the shop. I ended up taking hte backseat out, front seat far forward as possible, and basically taking off the panel in the car. Not fun as I remember. The only troublesome part is that screw that comes in from the side, (back of the car when the door is closed) and the doorjamb is in the way.

(looking for the grinder and screwcutter... )