230 ce 123 door handle/lock removal

[stephen coy]

Hi

Does anyone Know how to remove the passenger door handle of a 230 ce 123?

The lock no longer turns with the key due I suspect to vandalism and I therefore wish to repair or replace it.

I have removed the door card and the 3 screws retaining the handle assy to the door,however the handle will not completely come away from the door due to a rod connecting the lock barrel to the latch assy within the door-I am unable to detach the connecting rod from either the handle/barrel or from the latch assy

Cheers Steve

 

[TimN]

You only need to loosen the front screw as the whole unit then slides forward and becomes loose. I think you would then normally insert the key and rotate it to disengauge the mechanism. Perhaps with a damaged lock you rotate the whole handle. There is a bar with a flattened end which bridges between the handle on the lock itself. I think I have offered guidance before on the refurbishment of the lock mechanism before so do a search on my name. Chances are that the slides and springs have corroded.contaminated particularly if the flap has been damaged.

 

[stephen coy]

230 ce door handle

Hi Tim

Thanks for your message.I can confirm your method's correct,having finally removed the handle,indeed by rotating the handle 180 degrees anti-clockwise,having first removed the door latch screws to enable the handle to pull away from the door.

The barrel is u/s and have ordered a new handle assy with matching barrel to original keys(£89 all in)

Cheers Steve