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Old 12-12-2006, 03:32 PM
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Door Latches

Hey guys,

My driver's side door lock has ceased to function. Do any of you guys know of any good online stores where these can be purchased at a reasonable price. I checked out the www.dodgeparts.com and the prices they quoted seemed pretty high to me. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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not sure if yours is actually dead or not. but mine stopped working so I took some brake clean and sprayed it in threw the door jam side into lock and you should have seen the nasty black crap coming out.. then I used some lithium grease after it was clean and now it works again

just something to try before spending money
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Hey,

Thanks for the advice, but I already tried greasing it. I think mine has died!
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I don't know if these links will be of any help but they might be worth looking at:

http://ramchargercentral.com/index.p...owtoshow;id=60

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http://makeitmopar.com for replacement O.E.M. factory parts.
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I took mine out, played around with it; the problem is that the spring that pulls the latch down is worn out; there's no way to replace the spring; if you were creative you could graft another spring onto it someplace, but I'd rather not.

So I've decided to make a pilgrimmage to the junkyard and find one out of a Ram Van that works... Or maybe two that work.
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Begle, is that the post-apocalyptic turkey of doom?
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