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door wont shut? latch stuck

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nickgpgt

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ive had this problem last year in the cold when i first bought the car too, the latch in the door jamb that locks/unlocks it is stuck and i cant close the door, llast year wd40 and a screwdriver would usually work but today i tried that and lithium grease and its still stuck, any ideas?
 


Did you use the spray lithium? I think it happens from the grease being old and dried out, and as it gets colder, it gets thicker. I would spray a gear oil or engine oil into it if you can once it's free, warm it up if you have to.
 
i used this lithium spray that solidifies once you spray it on so it turns to like a foam, my friend said to take a hair dryer and heat up the metal, idk im just pissed off at this right now lol
 
it could be frozen from the cold. the hair dry idea cant hurt.

or the latch is messed up inside the door. thaw it out good, grease it up good. see how it goes.
 


There could be old dried out grease and dirt in there causing it to not move smoothly. If oil or grease doesn't work, you will have to clean it and re-grease. Maybe shooting brake clean in there wiping what you can and letting it dry and re-oiling will work.
 
02NavyBlue said:
There could be old dried out grease and dirt in there causing it to not move smoothly. If oil or grease doesn't work, you will have to clean it and re-grease. Maybe shooting brake clean in there wiping what you can and letting it dry and re-oiling will work.
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sounds like a good idea if it happens more ill try that
 


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