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Passenger door lockout
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<blockquote data-quote="swshawaii" data-source="post: 1046942" data-attributes="member: 67547"><p>Here's the fix. Used to be an excellent and short video, but I can't find it. Simple, and it works. GL</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.explorerforum.com/forums/threads/97-mountaineer-unlock-jammed-door-closed.245353/post-2208120[/URL]</p><p>Remove the trim around the inside door handle, and remove the 2 philips head screws holding the interior door handle to the trim panel. Use a trim removal tool, and remove the door trim. It's a bitch, but it can be done with the door closed. I used a thin steel paint can opener that is fashioned like a tiny crowbar/little "L" - and bit by bit, worked my way around the trim, pulling it straight out and up. You can also fabricate one out of a thin steel putty knife, bent 90 degrees in a bench vise.</p><p></p><p>When you get the panel removed, find the steel rod that connects to the inside door handle. Take note of the direction that the rod travels to unlock the latch. In my case, I grabbed hold of that rod with some vice grips, locked them to the rod real tight, and sharply pulled the rod back towards the latch about 6 times when all of a sudden the door popped open!</p><p></p><p>You'll need to replace the door latch assembly, as the spring inside has broke.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swshawaii, post: 1046942, member: 67547"] Here's the fix. Used to be an excellent and short video, but I can't find it. Simple, and it works. GL [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.explorerforum.com/forums/threads/97-mountaineer-unlock-jammed-door-closed.245353/post-2208120[/URL] Remove the trim around the inside door handle, and remove the 2 philips head screws holding the interior door handle to the trim panel. Use a trim removal tool, and remove the door trim. It's a bitch, but it can be done with the door closed. I used a thin steel paint can opener that is fashioned like a tiny crowbar/little "L" - and bit by bit, worked my way around the trim, pulling it straight out and up. You can also fabricate one out of a thin steel putty knife, bent 90 degrees in a bench vise. When you get the panel removed, find the steel rod that connects to the inside door handle. Take note of the direction that the rod travels to unlock the latch. In my case, I grabbed hold of that rod with some vice grips, locked them to the rod real tight, and sharply pulled the rod back towards the latch about 6 times when all of a sudden the door popped open! You'll need to replace the door latch assembly, as the spring inside has broke. [/QUOTE]
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