Inside door release cable - your votes please

[900T-R]

Normal:

Turn knob to the right, right door opens. Turn knob to the left, left door opens.

Now:

Turn knob to the right, left door opens; turn knob to the left, nothing.


Always worked OK until I got out of the car the drive before the last one, when I found the doors sticking in the 'not quite released' position when opening and requiring a firmer shove to close than normally.

Dutch TVR workshop says cable is likely broken (and has ordered one already, God knows when it arrives); Bible says cable breakages are very unlikely.

Sooo... for my amusement, your votes please...

[ralphy12345]

It is easy enough to lift up the central console to see the switch mechanism: one screw either side of the console at the tips on the front & one screw under the coin-tray thingy at the rear.

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[WOO5IE]

Check cable adjuster in left hand door behind flap where locking mechanism is . It may have come off and the other right hand door cable is wrapping its self round door opening knob spindle.

[900T-R]

Thanks for the input, folks.

The number of votes so far is a bit low for drawing any representative conclusions, tho'.

[BrianMillar]

I had the centre console off to lubricate the gear linkages and in the process disturbed the door cables. It took me several attempts to get them back into place where they operated correctly. The door release seemed to be very sensitive to the positioning of the cables.

[900T-R]

Right, the answer is: broken at knob end. I think I may have got lucky with where it broke off as I pulled out about 2 metres of cable at the door lock end.

Now to get the centre console thingy off - it's on pretty tight but I can't feel anything reselmbing a screw or other fastener, not at the 'rabbit's ears' on the front and not under the coin tray at the rear...

[spend]

Screw on nipple probably just came loose.. Why didn't you just lift the console first? It should be done every other year IMHO to check the handbrake mounts & lubricate the door cables - you just release them so they can be raised and some oil dribbled down.

[900T-R]

No, 't was broken right after the nipple.

For reference - on my car (April/May '93 build) the center console is attached with one big screw under the coin tray and two sliding 'fingers' behind the 'ears' in the front.