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What do you do to fix the door latch mechanism when it stops working on a 1987 Mercury Cougar?
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∙ 17y ago
Most likeky you have either had someone try to break in your car or someone has tried to open the car and knocked the linkage off that connects the handle from the latch. To fix this can be a pain but Take off the inside door paneling and recommect the linkage that leads to either the handle (which is more common) or to the latch itslef. This is a very common problem that happen when someone tries to open a locked car witha slijim or something else that does NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING!! The linkage is held on with plastic little connectors and are very easy to knock off or disconnect. To open a car you must be very gentle with the linkage inside, and do NOT force or jerk the tool you are using.
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