door wouldn't shut....now it won't open
#16
You should lubricate all latches, hinges, locks, window tracks and rubber weather seals with a quality silicone spray lubricant as part of your annual winter maintenence. An ounce of prevention ($6 silicone spray) is worth a pound of cure ($700 repair)
also, theres no reason the repair should cost $700. It's a $150 part and heres the entire job start to finish. https://youtu.be/AvUCEjVkF_0
also, theres no reason the repair should cost $700. It's a $150 part and heres the entire job start to finish. https://youtu.be/AvUCEjVkF_0
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You should lubricate all latches, hinges, locks, window tracks and rubber weather seals with a quality silicone spray lubricant as part of your annual winter maintenence. An ounce of prevention ($6 silicone spray) is worth a pound of cure ($700 repair)
also, theres no reason the repair should cost $700. It's a $150 part and heres the entire job start to finish. https://youtu.be/AvUCEjVkF_0
also, theres no reason the repair should cost $700. It's a $150 part and heres the entire job start to finish. https://youtu.be/AvUCEjVkF_0
Last night I set up a space heater outside the driver's side door then moved it inside the door for a while. Today the latch is working better. I can feel the cables retracting correctly. Hopefully this will last until I get a chance to open up the door during a warm spell.
Bryan.
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Had the exact same issue on my 2012 fx35. Found a few 'fixes' on the net but none of them made sense except for replacing the latch mechanism. What I did was remove the latch mechanism, brought it inside to dry out overnight, then sprayed fluid film everywhere I could inside the mechanism while working the cables back and forth to disperse it. fluid film displaces moisture and is sticky so I figured it should prevent any future moisture or condensation freezing the mechanism. its been through at least 20 warm cold cycles since I did it and no issues since . 20 bucks for a can of fluid film beats spending 500 for a new mechanism any day.
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mercury_blues (02-24-2023)
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Sure - its always easier to pay someone to fix something. Just trying to contribute a solution that worked for me instead of just being a leech. Readers that can't do it can get a tech to do the same thing without having to pay for the dealer part.
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