1996 Galaxy Door Popping Open Now Wont Shut

[casmaster]

please help my front drivers door keeps popping open while driving not right open but on to first catch so it rattles.to day i got out of car to shut door and its not shutting now unless i lean on it a bit even then if i pull the door it pops open again. i have tried moving the catch that is on the door pillar and enen swopped it with the passenger side one to see if it was that but still no joy i now have the door in bits but not takeen internal parts off yet thought i would ask for help first

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[tiny]

Mine did this last year, I had to replace the mechanism inside the door(the part that engages the striker and has the solenoid attached), cost about a tenner of ebay. some of the metal components inside the mech' rust causing this problem. It was the subject of a service bulletin early in production, and plastic guards were retro-fitted to problem cars.

 

It may help if you take the door card off and give it a good dose of WD40 but if your going to the extent of removing the card, you may aswell just fit a replacement mech'.

 

The replacement must be from a Mk1, the Mk2 is slightly different, it would fit but you would not be able to lock the door with a key as the part that mates with the door lock is a different shape. You dont need the solenoid, it detatches from the mechanism and may make the part cheaper from a breakers.

[casmaster]

thanks i will do this when looking into the top of the inside of door how does it come out i can get the door handle out but how does the other bit that is attached to the lock i think come off ? everything alse is off but what ever is up there is holding it on i dont want to break it