With Honda 90 91 92 93 accord with a stuck door lock could you drill out the LATCH from the inside of the car to open the door?

Answer 1

yes The fix is to replace the defective door latch with a new one. The

problem is getting the defective one off the car. Honda never issued a

TSB on this problem, but many techs in the field perfected a way to

drill into the latch and release it, allowing the door to open. Follow

this procedure.

Remove the inner door panel. This can be tough since the door is

stuck closed. It is usually easier if you unbolt the drivers seat and

slide it to the rear or totally remove it (if you can).

Measure from the center of the "pivot rivet" drop down 1 1/16" and

center punch a hole. The hole should be horizontally about 1/8" from

the embossed stiffening ridge (to the door skin side). See figure 1

for reference.

Drill this hole with a 1/8" drill bit. Stop when the bit goes through

the first layer of metal. Re-drill the hole using a 1/4" drill bit.

After drilling through the first layer, let the drill bit go further

and hit the internal parts of the latch.

Normally the drill bit will hit the right latch part and the latch

will release. If it does not, use a screwdriver through the 1/4" hole

to release the latch. Simply turning and moving a flat screwdriver tip

inside the 1/4" hole will usually release the latch. If all else

fails, drill this hole larger and try again to hit the release.