1984 Chevrolet Camaro Door Problems

1984 CHEVROLET CAMARO
107,000 MILES • 5.0L • V8 • RWD • AUTOMATIC
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Z28BAB¥
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So this morning I went to unlock my drivers side door and it won't unlock. I can get the key to go in and wiggle it either way just a little bit, but not enough to unlock it. Passenger side door works just fine. Crawled in that side and tried to unlock drivers side door from the inside with no luck, the lock just moves a little bit. Again not enough to unlock the car. Thought maybe my lock is froze up seeing as it's -3° this morning. So I tried heating up the key a few times with a lighter but that didn't seem to work. I don't have a hair dryer or any deicer. Could it just be froze up or is something broke here. Door and lock worked just fine three days ago. Any ideas here?
Jan 22, 2014 at 5:09 AM
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HMAC300
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they have clips holding the rods that go to the key and inside mechanisms those could have broke as they could be plastic or froze up, You'll have to pull the door panel off from inside which isn't easy then see what is going on. we have no diagrams for that. If no clips are broken then it needs to be lubed
Jan 22, 2014 at 7:10 AM
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