Door latch spring

[PetesPonies]

Has anyone found a solution for a door latch that seems to have a broken soring inside? You have two jaws that lock around the striker. When the latch is released, one jaw spring back, one is lazy :)  Seems a spring much have broken, but very hard to see inside.

[Gary Lewis]

I've not had that experience.  Have you tried some form of lubrication?  Perhaps it is dry and that one doesn't want to move.

[kramttocs]

I would try some silicone spray in there also.
After blasting mine I had to move the jaws quite a bit to get the abrasive out of them. Even when clean they still had a hitch until I sprayed the silicone in there.

Hopefully that's it and you can avoid removing the door panel and dealing with the linkage.

[PetesPonies]

No they push back easily. It's not stuck. When you push the release, one snaps back , the other just sits there. YOu take your finger and push, it easily goes back.

[kramttocs]

So little to no resistance at all?

[PetesPonies]

Yes, very easily. There's a small diameter spring inside that has to be there to retract the jaws,

[kramttocs]

In that case, I'd say the solution is replacing the unit as a whole. I haven't heard of anyone dissecting one. I'd have to look at one of my spares but seem to recall tabs that I don't think would survive tampering.

[PetesPonies]

No you're not getting inside by taking it apart. But could maybe hook a spring. One I am asking about is a newer style which has a cable inside handle. So getting a new one isn't cheap like the older ones were/are. Same basic design of the latch though, operates the same.