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jamie72 · 09-20-2004, 09:37 PM

anyone else have a prolbem with the doors not wanting to open from using the inside handle?? sounds like the linkage is moving but it don`t want to open...
btw its is on my 98 z71
thanks jamie

**Palf70Step** · 09-21-2004, 12:42 AM

Pull the panel off and see if the rod came loose from the latch..been none to happen. I think these guys are only held in by a plastic clip. It will sound like the rod is moving (cause it is), but all you are actually hearing is the rod slide against the door brace.

I haven't had any problems with my 96, but my 92 had that problem and that's all I remembert finding, but that was back in 94, so my old brain may have forgot some things.

jamie72 · 09-23-2004, 01:35 AM

it still open somtimes but only if there is no pressure on the door until after you pull the handle.. so i guess the rod is still hooked up.

**Palf70Step** · 09-23-2004, 10:54 AM

Silly as it sounds, it sounds like the lock function for the door is engaging. I know when you lock the door it disables the interrior handle's ability to unlock the door. Maybe that section of the linkage is messed up. Otherwise I think since it is intermittant, I'd look at the catch post to mke sure it didn't get out of alignment. If those don't show anything, I'd guess that the mechanisium has gone bad.

jamie72 · 09-24-2004, 02:28 AM

thanks for the replys, i need to pull the door panel off see what i got,any suggestions, or any thing i need to know,as i havn`t mess with the newer trucks...

jamie

**Palf70Step** · 09-24-2004, 02:37 AM

Practice your bad words!!!

No I can't think of nothing else except remember they are metric and use the Torx screws a whole bunch.

bigbluthng · 09-24-2004, 07:29 AM

i just went through this problem a month ago. fells like the door is sagging right? well, it was my inside door handle that was going out. it was like this for about 6 months until the darn thing finally broke. i bought the replacement at the dealer and it only ran about $22. they sell the door handle as an assembly so the whole piece needs to be changed out.

09-20-2004, 09:37 PM	#1
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,839	door won`t open anyone else have a prolbem with the doors not wanting to open from using the inside handle?? sounds like the linkage is moving but it don`t want to open... btw its is on my 98 z71 thanks jamie __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

09-21-2004, 12:42 AM	#2
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 48,486	Pull the panel off and see if the rod came loose from the latch..been none to happen. I think these guys are only held in by a plastic clip. It will sound like the rod is moving (cause it is), but all you are actually hearing is the rod slide against the door brace. I haven't had any problems with my 96, but my 92 had that problem and that's all I remembert finding, but that was back in 94, so my old brain may have forgot some things. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

09-23-2004, 01:35 AM	#3
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,839	it still open somtimes but only if there is no pressure on the door until after you pull the handle.. so i guess the rod is still hooked up. __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

09-23-2004, 10:54 AM	#4
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 48,486	Silly as it sounds, it sounds like the lock function for the door is engaging. I know when you lock the door it disables the interrior handle's ability to unlock the door. Maybe that section of the linkage is messed up. Otherwise I think since it is intermittant, I'd look at the catch post to mke sure it didn't get out of alignment. If those don't show anything, I'd guess that the mechanisium has gone bad. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

09-24-2004, 02:28 AM	#5
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,839	thanks for the replys, i need to pull the door panel off see what i got,any suggestions, or any thing i need to know,as i havn`t mess with the newer trucks... jamie __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

09-24-2004, 02:37 AM	#6
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 48,486	Practice your bad words!!! No I can't think of nothing else except remember they are metric and use the Torx screws a whole bunch. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

09-24-2004, 07:29 AM	#7
bigbluthng Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: canyon country, ca, USA Posts: 336	i just went through this problem a month ago. fells like the door is sagging right? well, it was my inside door handle that was going out. it was like this for about 6 months until the darn thing finally broke. i bought the replacement at the dealer and it only ran about $22. they sell the door handle as an assembly so the whole piece needs to be changed out. __________________



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