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Recently my passenger door could not be opened. Both inside and outside handles would not work nor would the inside lock-release or key from the outside. I went online and read all kind of advice. Probably the one that made most sense was to remove the inside door panel. Well !!! Maybe if you remove your front seat first it might work, but I was not about to get that deeply involved.
I decide to try my Slim-Jim. It would have been nice to have a picture of what I was working with but I couldn't find anything that helped. My drivers door was working so I removed the inside panel to get a look at the latch mechanism. After knowing what I had to do to release the lock, I began digging in with the Slim-Jim and put a mark at apprx. 9 inches. Standing outside the passenger door I put a slight bend in the Slim-Jim back toward the inside of the door. The hook at the bottom was open and facing to the front.
I inserted the S/Jim to the 9 inch mark and very close to the rear of the door and worked the tool until I felt it grab the lock mechanism. Once I had a hold on the mechanism I pulled up while at the same time turning the key to open the door. I don't think it took more than 5 minutes to lock onto the latch.
Picture one is a sketch I made looking at the passenger door from inside the jeep. The latch looks like a small boomerang. The rod on the
bottom goes to the inside lock release. The rod on the top goes to the key cylinder. In order to unlock the door both rods must move to the hashed position on the sketch. It's hard to see but I've marked the point where the S/Jim needs to attach.
Picture two show the latch in the locked position. The green plastic clip attaches the rod to the inside lock release. The purple plastic clip attaches the rod to the key cylinder.
Picture three shows the S/Jim attached to the pivot point. And picture four show the latch lifted with the S/Jim still in place.
Once the door is opened, I removed the inside panel and sprayed the latch mechanism with a liberal amount of white lithium grease.
Good luck to anyone with a stuck door.
I decide to try my Slim-Jim. It would have been nice to have a picture of what I was working with but I couldn't find anything that helped. My drivers door was working so I removed the inside panel to get a look at the latch mechanism. After knowing what I had to do to release the lock, I began digging in with the Slim-Jim and put a mark at apprx. 9 inches. Standing outside the passenger door I put a slight bend in the Slim-Jim back toward the inside of the door. The hook at the bottom was open and facing to the front.
I inserted the S/Jim to the 9 inch mark and very close to the rear of the door and worked the tool until I felt it grab the lock mechanism. Once I had a hold on the mechanism I pulled up while at the same time turning the key to open the door. I don't think it took more than 5 minutes to lock onto the latch.
Picture one is a sketch I made looking at the passenger door from inside the jeep. The latch looks like a small boomerang. The rod on the
bottom goes to the inside lock release. The rod on the top goes to the key cylinder. In order to unlock the door both rods must move to the hashed position on the sketch. It's hard to see but I've marked the point where the S/Jim needs to attach.
Picture two show the latch in the locked position. The green plastic clip attaches the rod to the inside lock release. The purple plastic clip attaches the rod to the key cylinder.
Picture three shows the S/Jim attached to the pivot point. And picture four show the latch lifted with the S/Jim still in place.
Once the door is opened, I removed the inside panel and sprayed the latch mechanism with a liberal amount of white lithium grease.
Good luck to anyone with a stuck door.
