Colorado_Al
Well-known member
Our sliding door was getting hard to open from the out side. The handle was very hard to pull. Eventually I just stopped using it and would open it from the inside.
Today I went to open it from the inside and I think I broke the hinge. It was harder to pull than usual and I gave it a bit of force and now it moves without any force at all. Likewise the outside handle. Very easy to move, like it is no longer connected the the mechanism or something. However the door won't open at all now.
Now that I think of it, the inside door handle was not in the unlocked position when I went to open it today. Like it did not get unlocked with the rest of the doors. Is that possible that the door would not unlock with the rest? Like it is stuck in a locked mode?
I'm going to pull the plastic and see what I can find.
I did find this thread:
https://sprinter-source.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16718&highlight=side+door
Which should help me repair the inside handle, but it does not address the fact that the door is stuck in the locked position.
Anyone have any ideas for me?
Thanks!
Today I went to open it from the inside and I think I broke the hinge. It was harder to pull than usual and I gave it a bit of force and now it moves without any force at all. Likewise the outside handle. Very easy to move, like it is no longer connected the the mechanism or something. However the door won't open at all now.
Now that I think of it, the inside door handle was not in the unlocked position when I went to open it today. Like it did not get unlocked with the rest of the doors. Is that possible that the door would not unlock with the rest? Like it is stuck in a locked mode?
I'm going to pull the plastic and see what I can find.
I did find this thread:
https://sprinter-source.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16718&highlight=side+door
Which should help me repair the inside handle, but it does not address the fact that the door is stuck in the locked position.
Anyone have any ideas for me?
Thanks!