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Old Feb 7, 2014 | 02:13 PM
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I have a 2001 ram 1500 club cab. And I'm having problems with my driverside rear suicide door. It won't stay latched closed. I have played with the latch itself And is in good working order. I can close the latch And pull the handle to open the mechanism. But when I close the door. It won't stay closed. Any help?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2014 | 03:00 PM
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Lubricate the snot out of everything. Make sure it all moves freely. If that doesn't help, might need to adjust the strikers a bit. (the bar on the body that the door latches to.)
 
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Lubricate the snot out of everything. Make sure it all moves freely. If that doesn't help, might need to adjust the strikers a bit. (the bar on the body that the door latches to.)

Thanks. That worked. And just had to adjust the latch a little. Now the issue I havery is with the other door. It won't open. Is there a release somewhere I could hit to free the door to be able to work on it?
 
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Back door? I think you can take the handle off, grab the operating rods, and yank. Should open.

If you can, with the front door open, see if you can't get some chems down onto the latch mechanisms.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 10:19 AM
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Back door? I think you can take the handle off, grab the operating rods, and yank. Should open.

If you can, with the front door open, see if you can't get some chems down onto the latch mechanisms.
Yea. Back door. Front door works great.
 
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