Subject: Re: [TR] Embarrassing, but, stuck driver's door on GT6

From: Greg Lemon <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 20:43:27 -0500

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I don't know if a GT6 door works the same as a TR250, but my driver's door
was doing similar things, the lock was slipping into lock position on it's
own and nothing would open it short of taking off the inner panel and
monkeying with the mechanism.  I don't remember how I got it to stop, do
you have a small, agile person with nimble hands who can slip in from the
passenger side? Or is that stuck too?

Greg Lemon
TR250

On Fri, Sep 4, 2020, 8:30 PM Michael Porter <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Mea culpa, mea culpa, I haven't driven the GT6 in a long time and the
> code enforcement nazis in town are making me get rid of it unless I can
> prove it runs.  It needed a new battery, so I got one (when did
> batteries get sooo expensive?).  Needed fuel, put some in it.
>
> But, now, I can't get into it.  The outer door handle broke a long time
> ago, so I just left the window part-way open so I could reach in and
> open it with the interior door pull.  But that doesn't work now.  It's
> really, really stuck.  Won't budge a bit, almost like it was welded
> shut.  Now, there were chips in the paint on the door seam like someone
> may have tried to pop the door open with a screwdriver, but, I'm not
> sure that's the problem.  I think the lock and pawl are just plain
> frozen.  The actuating lever on the latch mechanism does move, as does
> the locking slide.
>
> I've been bumping, prying, cussing to no avail.  Any ideas?
>
>
> Cheers.
>
> --
>
>
> Michael Porter
> Roswell, NM
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">I don&#39;t know if a GT6 door works the same as a TR250,=
 but my driver&#39;s door was doing similar things, the lock was slipping i=
nto lock position on it&#39;s own and nothing would open it short of taking=
 off the inner panel and monkeying with the mechanism.=C2=A0 I don&#39;t re=
member how I got it to stop, do you have a small, agile person with nimble =
hands who can slip in from the passenger side? Or is that stuck too?<div di=
r=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Greg Lemon</div><div dir=3D"auto">TR=
250</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma=
il_attr">On Fri, Sep 4, 2020, 8:30 PM Michael Porter &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex">Mea culpa, mea culpa, I haven&#39;t driven the GT6 in a long=
 time and the <br>
code enforcement nazis in town are making me get rid of it unless I can <br=
prove it runs.=C2=A0 It needed a new battery, so I got one (when did <br>
batteries get sooo expensive?).=C2=A0 Needed fuel, put some in it.<br>
<br>
But, now, I can&#39;t get into it.=C2=A0 The outer door handle broke a long=
 time <br>
ago, so I just left the window part-way open so I could reach in and <br>
open it with the interior door pull.=C2=A0 But that doesn&#39;t work now.=
=C2=A0 It&#39;s <br>
really, really stuck.=C2=A0 Won&#39;t budge a bit, almost like it was welde=
d <br>
shut.=C2=A0 Now, there were chips in the paint on the door seam like someon=
e <br>
may have tried to pop the door open with a screwdriver, but, I&#39;m not <b=
r>
sure that&#39;s the problem.=C2=A0 I think the lock and pawl are just plain=
 <br>
frozen.=C2=A0 The actuating lever on the latch mechanism does move, as does=
 <br>
the locking slide.<br>
<br>
I&#39;ve been bumping, prying, cussing to no avail.=C2=A0 Any ideas?<br>
<br>
<br>
Cheers.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
<br>
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From: John Innis <[email-masked]>
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First, try unlocking the door with the key from outside.  If the inside
lock rod is broken, this will get you going.  If that does not work, I
think you can get the inside panel off with door closed?  If so you can see
if the local and latch rods are acting on the latch.  If the rods are
working the body may have sagged.  THis happens on the Spits but I am not
aware of it on GT6's.  On the off chance that is what is happening, you
could try jacking up the body on the drivers side and see if that frees up
the door.

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<div dir=3D"ltr">First, try unlocking the door with the key from outside.=
=C2=A0 If the inside lock rod is broken, this will get you going.=C2=A0 If =
that does not work, I think you can get the inside panel off with door clos=
ed?=C2=A0 If so you can see if the local and latch rods are acting on the l=
atch.=C2=A0 If the rods are working the body may have sagged.=C2=A0 THis ha=
ppens on the Spits but I am not aware of it on GT6&#39;s.=C2=A0 On the off =
chance that is what is happening, you could try jacking up the body on the =
drivers side and see if that frees up the door. =C2=A0<br></div><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 4, 20=
20 at 8:31 PM Michael Porter &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">mdport=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex">Mea culpa, mea culpa, I haven&#39;t driven the GT6 in a long tim=
e and the <br>
code enforcement nazis in town are making me get rid of it unless I can <br=
prove it runs.=C2=A0 It needed a new battery, so I got one (when did <br>
batteries get sooo expensive?).=C2=A0 Needed fuel, put some in it.<br>
<br>
But, now, I can&#39;t get into it.=C2=A0 The outer door handle broke a long=
 time <br>
ago, so I just left the window part-way open so I could reach in and <br>
open it with the interior door pull.=C2=A0 But that doesn&#39;t work now.=
=C2=A0 It&#39;s <br>
really, really stuck.=C2=A0 Won&#39;t budge a bit, almost like it was welde=
d <br>
shut.=C2=A0 Now, there were chips in the paint on the door seam like someon=
e <br>
may have tried to pop the door open with a screwdriver, but, I&#39;m not <b=
r>
sure that&#39;s the problem.=C2=A0 I think the lock and pawl are just plain=
 <br>
frozen.=C2=A0 The actuating lever on the latch mechanism does move, as does=
 <br>
the locking slide.<br>
<br>
I&#39;ve been bumping, prying, cussing to no avail.=C2=A0 Any ideas?<br>
<br>
<br>
Cheers.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
<br>
Michael Porter<br>
Roswell, NM<br>
<br>
<br>
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class=3D"">On Sep 4, 2020, at 9:51 PM, John Innis &lt;<a =
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0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D"">First, =
try unlocking the door with the key from outside.&nbsp; If the inside =
lock rod is broken, this will get you going.&nbsp; If that does not =
work, I think you can get the inside panel off with door closed?&nbsp; =
If so you can see if the local and latch rods are acting on the =
latch.&nbsp; If the rods are working the body may have sagged.&nbsp; =
THis happens on the Spits but I am not aware of it on GT6's.&nbsp; On =
the off chance that is what is happening, you could try jacking up the =
body on the drivers side and see if that frees up the door. &nbsp;<br =
class=3D""></div><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: =
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: =
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 8:31 PM Michael Porter =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br class=3D""></div><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; =
border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: =
rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Mea culpa, mea culpa, I haven't =
driven the GT6 in a long time and the<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">code =
enforcement nazis in town are making me get rid of it unless I can<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">prove it =
runs.&nbsp; It needed a new battery, so I got one (when did<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">batteries =
get sooo expensive?).&nbsp; Needed fuel, put some in it.<br class=3D""><br=
 class=3D"">But, now, I can't get into it.&nbsp; The outer door handle =
broke a long time<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">ago, so I just left the window part-way open so I could reach =
in and<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">open it with the interior door pull.&nbsp; But that doesn't =
work now.&nbsp; It's<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br=
 class=3D"">really, really stuck.&nbsp; Won't budge a bit, almost like =
it was welded<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">shut.&nbsp; Now, there were chips in the paint on the door =
seam like someone<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">may have tried to pop the door open with a screwdriver, but, =
I'm not<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">sure that's the problem.&nbsp; I think the lock and pawl are =
just plain<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">frozen.&nbsp; The actuating lever on the latch mechanism does =
move, as does<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">the locking slide.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">I've been =
bumping, prying, cussing to no avail.&nbsp; Any ideas?<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Cheers.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">--<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Michael Porter<br class=3D"">Roswell, NM<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Never let anyone drive you =
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From: Michael Porter <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 20:00:04 -0600

On 9/4/2020 7:51 PM, John Innis wrote:
> First, try unlocking the door with the key from outside.

It's unlocked

>   If the inside lock rod is broken, this will get you going.  If that 
> does not work, I think you can get the inside panel off with door 
> closed?  If so you can see if the local and latch rods are acting on 
> the latch.

The rods are working, for the interior door pull and the lock mechanism.

>   If the rods are working the body may have sagged.  THis happens on 
> the Spits but I am not aware of it on GT6's.  On the off chance that 
> is what is happening, you could try jacking up the body on the drivers 
> side and see if that frees up the door.

I don't see a noticeable change in the door edge to rear quarter seam, 
but, this does make me wonder if the car is twisted slightly since the 
left rear tire is down a lot--almost flat.

Thanks.  Cheers.

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Michael Porter
Roswell, NM

Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance....

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From: Paul Tegler <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 22:19:24 -0400

with the supplied long thin red tube nozzle, spray a can of PB Blaster 
down the gap to soak the latch mechanism.  an overnight soak should free 
up the latch.
Smack the door ...hard... with your hip .... to crack the rust/latch loose.

My question though... how can the locals require you to get rid of the 
car?  Do you have tags on it?

At least in MD, (my county anyway?) a car can not be in sight of the 
road without tags on it. Hidden behind a fence only works if no neighbor 
can see it as well.
They don't usually enforce it unless a neighbor complains but no car can 
be parked  on a non-designed location EG: can't park them on the grass etc
Stored indoors they can not say anything.    why not just put historic 
or antique tags it and tell them to blow off!    ???

just wondering

ptegler

On 9/4/2020 10:00 PM, Michael Porter wrote:
>> is what is happening, you could try jacking up the body on the 
>> drivers side and see if that frees up the door.
>
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Paul Tegler
[email-masked]  www.teglerizer.com

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From: Michael Porter <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 20:30:49 -0600

On 9/4/2020 8:19 PM, Paul Tegler wrote:
> down the gap to soak the latch mechanism.  an overnight soak should 
> free up the latch.

No PB Blaster in the house, but, I suppose I'll have to get some.  The 
latches were greased--a long time ago--with lithium grease.

> car?  Do you have tags on it?

Yup, the local code says "inoperable," so I'm trying to prove to them 
that it is operable.  If I can't, then they can fine me and charge court 
costs and charge me for towing and disposal.  And, yeah, it's got 
current tags and insurance on it.  It's been sitting for quite a while 
with no one saying "boo!" about it, so I think the city's revenues are 
down because of lockdowns and quasi-lockdowns, so this is their way of 
generating revenue.

Cheers.

-- 

Michael Porter
Roswell, NM

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From: Brian Kemp <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 10:11:51 -0700

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I had a similar problem with the outer handle.  There is a plastic bit 
in the handle mechanism with a pin that goes in the handle.  It looks 
weak and mine broke.  At first, I could use the key and turn it to the 
unlock position then pull the handle while holding the key and have the 
door work, but that didn't last long.  Took things apart and found the 
problem of the broken plastic bit.  Re-sculpted the end of the plastic 
bit with hot melt glue and it worked perfectly twice.

The attached picture shows the broken bit.  The end of the white plastic 
part should have a round hole with a cotter pin to engage the latch 
handle.  I removed the spring so the plastic part was more visible.

Tired of having to open the driver's side door from the passenger's 
side, I ordered a matched set of new handles from TRF.  They were on 
sale and cheap enough that it was well worth the cost of not having to 
always open the passenger door to reach through and open the drivers 
door.  I was also very concerned the passenger door handle would fail, 
leading to a bigger problem.

There are some adjustments on the rods that open the door latch. 
Recommend you take off the inner door panel, make sure the rods are 
straight, remove and lubricate the door latch, and look in the door 
itself to check and see if the connection to the outer handle is broken.

Other things to try:
- The door sags.  Have someone outside help lift the door while you try 
the inside latch.
- The frame is flexible.  Put a jack under the frame at the door and 
jack up the car and try again.

After you get the door open, test the handles and latch multiple times 
before closing again.  You can use a decent sized round object (I used a 
#3 Phillips screw drive) to simulate the strike plate on the body of the 
car.  Slide the round part of the lock plate in like you are closing the 
door then try the inside handle a couple times as it seems more sturdy.  
When that works, try the outside handle again after you figure out why 
it didn't work.

For others - I have both the GT6 and a TR6 and the handles are difference.

Brian

On 9/4/2020 6:29 PM, Michael Porter wrote:
> code enforcement nazis in town are making me get rid of it unless I 
> can prove it runs.  It needed a new battery, so I got one (when did 
> But, now, I can't get into it.  The outer door handle broke a long 
> time ago, so I just left the window part-way open so I could reach in 
> and open it with the interior door pull.  But that doesn't work now.  
> It's really, really stuck.  Won't budge a bit, almost like it was 
> welded shut.  Now, there were chips in the paint on the door seam like 
> someone may have tried to pop the door open with a screwdriver, but, 
> I'm not sure that's the problem.  I think the lock and pawl are just 
> plain frozen.  The actuating lever on the latch mechanism does move, 
> as does the locking slide.
>

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