1998 Ranger ext. cab door stuck

[rich060685]

As title says the doors won't open due to what i'm assuming is the latches are stuck. Does anyone know of a way to pop the latch or a way to get inside the panel while the door is closed? One door is loose so my dome light is on non stop and I had to remove the bulb to keep it off.

 

[Haywire6000]

If both doors are not opening I doubt it's latches, are the body lines lining up? Sounds like broke/rotted cab mounts.

 

[rich060685]

If both doors are not opening I doubt it's latches, are the body lines lining up? Sounds like broke/rotted cab mounts.

Nah it sat from around 2008 til about 7 months ago and i'm thinking the internals of the back latches are possibly rusted together. I'm basically just looking for a way to the latches to hope I can knock em loose to open and close them at least once. Then in spring i'll worry about harder work.

It was sitting in the weather and both rockers where the latching mechanism locks on the hook is rotted. I don't wanna rip it all out until after winter as I need the vehicle in use atm.

 

[tmcalavy]

It's a truck...soak what you can see in PB Blaster or some other penetrating oil...it'll smell, but so what?

 

[rich060685]

It's a truck...soak what you can see in PB Blaster or some other penetrating oil...it'll smell, but so what?

Yea but I can't see it because the door is stuck shut. That's why i'm here trying to see if there is some sort of way in the case a handle is broke or something that you can get to the latch to pop the door.

Then maybe I can clean it up from there. But as of this moment I see no opening/panel/etc.. that would allow me access.

 

[tmcalavy]

Gotcha...didn't realize you were crawling in through the windows...I bet someone at a body shop knows how to drop something down the window glass slot and spring the latch open.