Position the car so that the sun can be reflected into the door cavity with a mirror
Remove
the wing mirror facia and remove the hidden screw.
Loosen
2 screws in the door armrest. The armrest is glued to the door
trim, so do not try to pull it off the door trim.
Undo
the screw behind the inner door unlock handle.
Loosen
door trim clips at the side and work your way around.
Undo the three obvious screws
securing the door locking mechanism
(DLM).
Undo
the obvious screw holding the outer door handle in place.
Remove
the 2 connectors to the DLM – check for lubricant contamination.
There
are two actuating rods from the outer door handle to the DLM.
Check the free play on the one which opens the door via the outer door
handle.
It has a screw adjustment to alter its length and stroke This should be
adjusted if you are having trouble at times opening the door from the
outside.
1.
One
actuating rod from the outer door handle is secured to the outer door
handle by
a metal clip. The end of this rod has an obvious head which is pushed
through
this clip. Remove this actuator rod by spreading the clip slight with
the blade
of a screwdriver. LEAVE THIS ROD ATTACHED TO THE DLM.
2.
On
the second actuator rod from the outer door handle, unclip it from the
DLM and
leave it hanging from the outer door handle if you are not going to
adjust its
length. To achieve this, slide sideways the typical door clip which is
attached
to the rod-adjusting end. Adjust the stroke of this rod now if required
3.
Remove
the actuating cable from the inner door handle to the DLM. Be very
careful that
you do not crack or break the plastic cam into which this actuating
cable is
attached
4. Unscrew the head from the door lock rod, which is used to lock the door from inside. Leave tis rod attached to the DLM.
Replace
the DLM and secure it with one screw if required. The DLM
should have 2 actuating rods attached prior to re-locating it into the
door.
Reverse
action 1 first i.e. push the head back into the clip.
Reverse
action 2.
Reverse
action 3.