im stuck...literally

75 T-Nado · 06-15-2006, 08:38 PM

Hello fellow toronado owners! I have a 1975 toronado, and I am having trouble with getting the doors open. They seem to be seized shut, both doors, the keys will not turn the locks and the handles will not open from the inside. The windows are up so i cannot get inside it at all hence delaying the restoration process, should i call a locksmith any ideas? I have tried spraying the doors with wd 40 and other lubricants, but i dont see an easy way to get the doors open. Even if I were to break the glass i still dont see where it would get me.... two stuck doors and a broken window........

Tusses · 06-15-2006, 11:59 PM

You say the interior hanldes dont work ? You also say the windows are up ?
How do you know the interior handles dont work ?

Can you open the trunk ? maybe you could get in through the trunk by taking the back seat out ?
(if its similar to my 67)

Rich

goodwrench1984 · 06-16-2006, 07:59 PM

I had this problem with a camaro that had power door locks and the actuator froze, but the key still turned. See if you can wedge the glass away from the channel molding/rubber and see if you can saturate the general area where the door latch assy is and the lock area with WD-40 or CRC a whole can if need be. Also spray alot in the lock also with the same straw that you used to get the spray inside the door.

Chris

06-15-2006, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
75 T-Nado Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1	im stuck...literally Hello fellow toronado owners! I have a 1975 toronado, and I am having trouble with getting the doors open. They seem to be seized shut, both doors, the keys will not turn the locks and the handles will not open from the inside. The windows are up so i cannot get inside it at all hence delaying the restoration process, should i call a locksmith any ideas? I have tried spraying the doors with wd 40 and other lubricants, but i dont see an easy way to get the doors open. Even if I were to break the glass i still dont see where it would get me.... two stuck doors and a broken window........

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06-15-2006, 11:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tusses Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Coventry UK Posts: 23	You say the interior hanldes dont work ? You also say the windows are up ? How do you know the interior handles dont work ? Can you open the trunk ? maybe you could get in through the trunk by taking the back seat out ? (if its similar to my 67) Rich

06-16-2006, 07:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
goodwrench1984 Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 26	I had this problem with a camaro that had power door locks and the actuator froze, but the key still turned. See if you can wedge the glass away from the channel molding/rubber and see if you can saturate the general area where the door latch assy is and the lock area with WD-40 or CRC a whole can if need be. Also spray alot in the lock also with the same straw that you used to get the spray inside the door. Chris