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Long shot, but I know there are a few owners on here... my aged but faithful Octavia has just broken its door handle mechanism - driver's door won't open from the inside. This was preceded by a period when the catch made a sharper clank when you slammed the door.

Anyone had the same? Easy way to fix?


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 12:03 pm
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might be work checking in the [url= http://briskoda.net/ ]briskoda forums[/url].


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 12:16 pm
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From my petrolhead mate and Octavia nut,

take door card off
he'll need a set of torx
and some plasters
tell him to buy haynes
not as a "go away"
but as it has a good section on door card removal
try not to break clips
if you do break one or two, I wouldn't worry
check / grease window regulator while there
as they fail, dad has had two go
check door mechanism rod
they come unhooked / break / need adjusting


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 12:17 pm
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Thanks chaps.

I did join briskoda, and found an answer straight away - broken rod, cheaply available on ebay, common problem. Also found a very good pictorial guide to removing door trim.

Thanks again.


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 12:52 pm
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Cougar, it's just a shame you didn't set that to piano.


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 1:00 pm
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*snort* fool. (-:

It's formatted like that cos it's C&Ped from a conversation on Messenger, couldn't be buggered to tidy it up.


 
Posted : 11/02/2011 1:17 pm