Hello, Thanks for the help..... I hope.

My driver door inside door latch does not open the door. I can open it from outside (thank GOD). You know with a dead battery and door latch not working you can get stuck in the car.. Very dangerous!!!

It worked occasionally for a few days.. now not a all.

Where can I get directions as to how to repair . I don't have a Jag repair shop within a few hours drive so I would like to attempt myself.if I can get instructions.

 

Hello "Guest". That's a great username!

You're seeing a common problem. It comes with age. Too much pulling has stretched the cable! It happens to us all eventually.

It is relatively easy to take off the upper door panel to remove and install another interior handle/cable assembly. Find a replacement on the bay or new old stock item for high $$.

The end of the cable has a "bung" that will slide into the L shaped slot at the upper right of this picture of the door latch. The end of the cable is held into the slot by a very small metal clip. Try not to drop it into the door.

You will find relevant threads about door panels and latches with search this forum, but use the X300 / XJ6 section where most of the activity is found for these cars.




The latch resides in a vertical position. Here it is lying down taking a break.

Don't forget your forum intro for a proper welcome, as they say! Top of the main forums page.

 

Thank you for the great reply. I will search for apart and video on youtube or somewhere to see if i can repair it.

Thanks again
Guest

 

Is there an easy way to repair the bung or room to shorten the cable?

 

Usually the end of the cable is frayed (and stretched) and will not hold the bung anymore. I don't know of any reliable method to shorten the cable. That wouldn't help if the end is frayed and weak (or already broken off).

In the meantime you can remove the upper panel and probably use the old cable to pull open the latch from the inside. The handle lever is attached to the cable and it can hang free from its housing.

Instructions here: you only really need to take off the upper part of the door panel.

Door Panel removal thread

 

I've moved your question from X305 to X300 forum. This is the place to post technical questions about your model.

Graham

 

Thank you , sorry I posted in the wrong place.

 

Stuff a rag in the door panel hole before the tiny clip falls through

The handle end of the cable also has a thin metal clip that can break if handled aggressively , notice the tywrap replacement in Sleekjag12's pic

The right front door cable can be swapped with the left front door cable until your part arives

Rear door to front door swapping is questionable because of it's length