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We need to replace the latch on my sons 1994 Thunderbird. It is easy to remove the door panel and the screws holding the latch in place, but then there is a plate of spaghetti in there with the rods for locking opening wires for electric locks, etc. Any hits tips or suggestions would be helpful. So far nothing useful on the internet. We will look in Haynes. maybe it will be helpful. This looks like it should be an easy job, or maybe a nightmare.
Factory service manuals can be helpful with how to remove certain things like that. Sometimes. Other times they say...
1. Remove door panel.
2. Remove linkage.
3. Remove latch.
Not very helpful! Anyway if the manual does not help and I can't find it on the internet, then I'll find the same car in a wrecking yard. Many times the door panel is already removed and you can practice on that. Once you get it all out, then you can see how it is assembled. I usually buy those parts to keep as spares. No telling if you might break some clip or whatever.
We need to replace the latch on my sons 1994 Thunderbird. It is easy to remove the door panel and the screws holding the latch in place, but then there is a plate of spaghetti in there with the rods for locking opening wires for electric locks, etc. Any hits tips or suggestions would be helpful. So far nothing useful on the internet. We will look in Haynes. maybe it will be helpful. This looks like it should be an easy job, or maybe a nightmare.
There's no rhyme or reason to which door mechanisms are difficult, which are easy, and exactly how to do any of them. A flashlight and a small mechanic's mirror will be your friends.
Oddly enough, one of the most difficult door mechanisms I've ever worked on was on a Chevy truck. One of the easiest was a Volvo car. Go figure.
I dread working on doors. When my power door lock wasn’t working, I paid a $100 to a mechanic and saved myself a whole lot of grief.
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