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How do you fix the door handle on a 98 Volvo S70 - it opens from inside but not from the outside?
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∙ 14y ago
Remove inner door panel for access and observation
There is a small plastic (nylon?) part in the latch mechanism that breaks. It is meant to deactivate the door lock. When broken, the door remains locked, which is why you can open it with the inner door handle but not the outer one. The latch mechanism is not designed to be serviced, but with some ingenuity it can be disassembled and put back together. I found the pieces of the part in question (sometimes called the "Red Devil" because this part was occasionally made of red plastic. Mine was white like all the other plastic components) lying in the bottom of the door and put it back together with Crazy Glue and drilled holes into which I put steel wire and more Crazy Glue. It's held up for the past 7 months. An excellent link for this process: http://volvospeed.com/Repair/v70latch2.php . From what I've found out, a new latch assembly costs about $135.00. In early 2009 Erie Vovo (that's not a typo) quoted me $75 for a used one with a lifetime warranty.
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