re Door opening / closing issues - help required

[bushhouse]

Hi all, has anyone encountered any problems with the opening part of the door locking mechanisms on a 4 door. Works perfectly fine for three/four pulls on the handle, then something goes "click" at the door handle end with the door mechanism requiring a reset using the internal handle then after a few locks/unlocks seems to be fine again until it happens again. The click happens during the process of opening. Feels like something slips or disengages. Have WD40'd the mechanism at both ends. Any help would be most welcomed. Thanks all.

[whyperion]

Is that on a rear door.

Seems to be occuring on both mine , for many years, I can only assume it is wear in the door handle itself, no real way to adjust that I can see and replacement door handles I think unobtainable.

One of those annoyances we live with, mind you , keeps the baby-snatchers away from the rear seats.

[bushhouse]

Hi there, yep, it's the rear doors. I'm hoping that the more their used and the more WD40 I can get in there, the better they'll get. I'm not sure the handle is at fault but I'll have to take a close look. Thanks for the response

[whyperion]

I'm thinking it is wear or misalignment in the rearmost locating plates also contributing, as the B post becomes less 100% vertical over time , with the handle end of rear door adjusting itself. This happend in BMC 1100/1300s too.