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Hey people, abit of a problem...

I have a 1998 406 1.8 LX Saloon with a deadlock. Something happened the other day and now the back door on the driver's side doesnt open from the inside or out. I have a feeling this has something to do with the deadlock because I didnt put a child lock on and even if I did, the door should still open from the outside.

I have no idea what to do...

WOOOOOO!

I 'fixed' it... kind of

I removed the inside door card/panel and made it look like I knew what I was doing when in fact I had idea, I proceded to pull on the levers which controlled the lock and door opening mechanism and that didnt work. I even took to disconnecting the battery for 10 minutes and also disconnecting the central locking wire which was inside the door... to no avail...

So what I did was use the handle of a long screwdriver and 'tap' the white box inside the door whilst unlocking the car with the central locking which worked From doing this I've gathered that there is something wrong with the deadocking mechanism INSIDE the the door... which I now need to replace. Unless I'm wrong?

NO NEED FOR A MECHANIC! JUST HIT IT!

Well done mate! "Percussive maintenance" for the win