FRONT DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WHEN OUTSIDE IS LIFTED

SUBJECT: FRONT DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WHEN OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS LIFTED TO FULL OPEN POSITION (MODIFY DOOR HANDLE ROD)

MODELS: 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE FRONT DOORS MAY NOT OPEN WHEN USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES (LIFTED TO FULL OPEN POSITION).

CAUSE:

THE HANDLE ROD MAY BE OVERBENT RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT LINKAGE TRAVEL TO OPERATE THE DOOR LATCH.

CORRECTION:

THE HANDLE ROD SHOULD BE MODIFIED AS OUTLINED BELOW.

1. REMOVE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND RODS. REFER TO OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE - FRONT DOOR IN THE SERVICE MANUAL.

O DISCONNECT TWO RODS AT LATCH.

2. BEND DOOR LATCH ROD TO INCREASE LENGTH OF ROD 3-6 MM (1/8-1/4 IN.). SEE FIGURES 1 AND 2.

O OPEN BEND AT POINT A.

O MEASURE LENGTH OF ROD CENTERLINE FROM END TO END.

3. REINSTALL OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND ROD.

4. VERIFY THAT THE LOCK CYLINDER ROD DOES NOT RESTRICT MOVEMENT.

5. VERIFY DOOR LATCH FUNCTIONS.

O LOCK DOOR FROM OUTSIDE AND VERIFY DOOR WILL NOT OPEN.

O UNLOCK DOOR FROM OUTSIDE AND OPEN DOOR.

O LOCK DOOR FROM INSIDE AND VERIFY DOOR WILL NOT OPEN.

O UNLOCK DOOR FROM INSIDE AND OPEN DOOR.

6. IF ANY OF THE ABOVE FUNCTIONS DO NOT OPERATE SATISFACTORILY, REPLACE DOOR LATCH ROD.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION LABOR TIME =============== =========== ==========

B4120 RH - R/R DOOR HANDLE USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME

B4121 LH - R/R DOOR HANDLE USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME

ADD: TO MODIFY HANDLE ROD 0.1 HR

FIGURES: 02 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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