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You are right Crystalworks suggestion would be my best bet. I will head up to Canadian tire and look for that tool.
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Heat the key, rather than the lock mechanism.
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I thought the key cylinder work, but his door carrier is frozen.
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Oops.
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So if the battery is dead, and the handle carrier is broken, then how would one ever open the car?
Is there a way to hook up some pos and neg wires from a 12v source to a part of the car? I.e. a number plate light, indicator light. |
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If battery is dead, the key has a mechanical override, you can unlock the DRIVER door, but if DHC is broken, you have to use a screwdriver or a thin, stiff wire hook to push/pull on the DHC carrier cable to open the door.
If that failed, I would probably break into the hood (on x5 you can't get to the cable unless you cut a small hole in the plastic around the radiator but i've done it on BMW where the hood cable is broken), then you can apply power at the B+ jump point. Others have gotten to the alternator or starter under the car to apply power to the B+ maybe through the fender by taking off the wheel. i accidentally shut my driver door with the key inside with the driver DHC broken that's when i figured out how to open the door with a screwdriver by pushing on the cable that the DHC tugs on; you simply push sideways on the cable and it pulls the cable up the sheath just like if you pulled the handle when DHC is working. I have to go read the original post i just saw 'frozen' on DHC that's a different story.
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if you can't pull up on the handle at all it's not the DHC frozen it's either the actuator (90% chance) or the cable that goes from the DHC to the actuator.
If you can get the door open it's a very simple process to un-freeze the actuator; blow heat with hair dryer into the latch; i un-froze mine in less than 15 seconds. With the door closed, you need to warm the entire door; a space heater pointed at or under the door will work, but if you are outside, planning will be required; use the likes of a moving blanket to keep the heat near the door (or a some cardboard etc). it usually takes about 30-40 minute drive to warm the door up from the inside to the point where a frozen actuator will un-freeze; been there done that many times. The good news; if you did not pull hard on the door handle and it doesn't lift up spongy-like you didn't break the DHC and it just needs to thaw and it'll fix itself. The bad news is I didn't see your thread until a week late. I'm curious if you solved the problem or have been stuck using a different car.
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