Front Door Stuck

[Manfred]

Hello all,

So the PO ran my bus into a parked car. The front passenger side door is stuck closed. I have talked to a VW restoration guy about fixing it. He can fix it, but his shop is pretty far away. I was wondering if any body shop could fix this for me or is it better to have an VW restoration shop handle it.

It's not a must have. I'm going to get the front end fixed by the VW shop anyway, but I wouldn't mind getting this fixed a little sooner because its annoying.

http://picasaweb.google.com/beaver.jaso ... 3873817730

[chitwnvw]

You've got some work ahead of you.

[Manfred]

You've got some work ahead of you.

Correction: The body shop has some work ahead of them. I have a lot of money to spend ahead of me.

[vdubyah73]

If the door and front clip are going to be repaired/replaced anyway, just get all manly on it where it binds with the leading edge. Pry bars and hammers come to mind. Just bend some steel wiff yo hands till it stops binding.

[skin daddio]

have you thought about kicking the lock from the inside, then playing with the metal afterwards if/where needed?

[Manfred]

have you thought about kicking the lock from the inside, then playing with the metal afterwards if/where needed?

What do you mean "kicking the lock side to side"?

[skin daddio]

have you thought about kicking the lock from the inside, then playing with the metal afterwards if/where needed?

What do you mean "kicking the lock side to side"?

ask someone to hold the handle on the outside, depressing the latch. sitting sideways in the driver's seat, determine where the lock is and pop that mother thing with a size ten.

[Manfred]

ask someone to hold the handle on the outside, depressing the latch. sitting sideways in the driver's seat, determine where the lock is and pop that mother thing with a size ten.

Ok. I'm on the trolley now. I have slammed my shoulder against it while opening the inside door latch. No joy.

I'll try your way and see what happens.

Thanks much!

[skin daddio]

ask someone to hold the handle on the outside, depressing the latch. sitting sideways in the driver's seat, determine where the lock is and pop that mother thing with a size ten.

Ok. I'm on the trolley now. I have slammed my shoulder against it while opening the inside door latch. No joy.

I'll try your way and see what happens.

Thanks much!

careful, i saw someone smash a window this way so don't be too agro. definitely get close to the lock, and err on the go-easy side.

[Manfred]

ask someone to hold the handle on the outside, depressing the latch. sitting sideways in the driver's seat, determine where the lock is and pop that mother thing with a size ten.

I tried this method this weekend. It worked! But still can't really use that door. In need to get it fixed.

[Amskeptic]

ask someone to hold the handle on the outside, depressing the latch. sitting sideways in the driver's seat, determine where the lock is and pop that mother thing with a size ten.

I tried this method this weekend. It worked! But still can't really use that door. In need to get it fixed.

Immediate Mexican Bodywork:
Get two stout 2X4s and a couple of 4X4 "distance pieces" and a bottle or sturdy scissors jack. You can jack the door opening wider front to rear so the door does not jam.
Colin

[justgimmecoffee]

Colin, that's brilliant.

[Manfred]

Immediate Mexican Bodywork:
Get two stout 2X4s and a couple of 4X4 "distance pieces" and a bottle or sturdy scissors jack. You can jack the door opening wider front to rear so the door does not jam.
Colin

I'm kind of dense. I understand how the boards and jack will work, but where do I place them?

The door is pushed rear. The lip of the trailing edge of the door is pushed about 2 inches passed where it should be after I pushed it out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/78bus/3367341285/

[vdubyah73]

The door is pushed back because the nose? is pushed back. Need to try pushing the nose back towards where it belongs. If you do the jack thing leave the slider closed, or brace the front slider jamb with something very stout.

[chitwnvw]

You could even run a 2 by across both door bay, ie driver and passenger and then jack away.