enicho38 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi, i'm new here and i have a question. I have a 1996 Corolla that has been great for a long time but i have run into a problem in the past few days. The drivers side rear door latch has been sticking and staying up in the door when i pull the latch and today i went to leave and i opened the door and now it wont go down at all. the first time it did this i just put some WD-40 on it and it was fine but now it doesn't move even at all. It is winter here in NY and is very cold where I am right now so i was wondering if it may have frozen up because i used the wrong lubricant or if maybe just moisture in the air got into the door mechanisms and froze up to make it so it won't move? I'm not sure but if you people out there have any suggestions to fix the problem for good, or at least for a while, that would be great! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hi You need to buy a can of white lithium Grease. WD40 is useless to be honest. Lithium greases should be appiled to all door latches and hinges twice a year Spray it in the latch and leave overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enicho38 Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 @Steve thank you for the help it freed up the latches nicely and it is working great now! i plan on greasing them before the winter starts and before the summer starts from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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