Help!Previa sliding door handle has broken off!

[Greg Ledder]

Hiya all!
I Have a bit of a problem....when I tried to open the sliding door on my '94 Previa I got a bit of a shock when the handle came off in my hand!
One end (the end near the lock) had snapped inside the door and the other end is still intact but without the pin which had also broken inside the door.
The door won't open now from the inside so I obviously need to take the door trim panel off with the door closed so that I can get at the mechanism to at least open/close the door but I'm not sure how to go about this. As it is, the door is not closed properly and the warning light on the dash is on which may drain the battery?
Any advice would be much appreciated!!
That's the last time I have three shredded wheat for breakfast........
Cheers,

Greg.

[monsigna]

Thats tough greg....can you do the bum dance and close the door that way? with your butt...... just an idea.....

Can you unlock / undo the door from the outside with the key?

You Will need a new / second hand handle to make it all good. try the many breakers out there or even fleabay.

ade.

[Greg Ledder]

Originally Posted by monsigna

Thats tough greg....can you do the bum dance and close the door that way? with your butt...... just an idea.....

Can you unlock / undo the door from the outside with the key?

You Will need a new / second hand handle to make it all good. try the many breakers out there or even fleabay.

ade.

Cheers ade - tried the butt method but it didn't work! Anyhoo,I've managed to take the interior panel off and the handle surround (broke the damned interior handle in the process - things just get better don't they?),seems to be quite a simple job to fit new handles so I might be able to sort things easier than I initially thought.......as long as I don't break anything else in the process!!

Greg.

[monsigna]

Good luck m8, its pretty much colour-by-numbers.....you'll do it!

ade

[buffallobob]

What you will have is the cable to the rear latch stretched so it did not unlock when you pulled the handle is the child lock on as well therefore stopping you from opening from the inside bit fiddly but you need to get this of as well but you have covered the hard ground removing the panel
bob

[Chris Howarth]

Originally Posted by Greg Ledder

Cheers ade - tried the butt method but it didn't work! Anyhoo,I've managed to take the interior panel off and the handle surround (broke the damned interior handle in the process - things just get better don't they?),seems to be quite a simple job to fit new handles so I might be able to sort things easier than I initially thought.......as long as I don't break anything else in the process!!

Greg.

Greg if your short on scrapyards up in Fleetwood these days,there are still a couple in blackpool on cowley Road off vicarage lane.one of them i know may have parts on the shelf too,as thats what they do these days,strip the cars to a bare shell then crush it,rather than having it laying around for months or even years like in the old days.hope this helps mate

[Greg Ledder]

Originally Posted by Chris Howarth

Greg if your short on scrapyards up in Fleetwood these days,there are still a couple in blackpool on cowley Road off vicarage lane.one of them i know may have parts on the shelf too,as thats what they do these days,strip the cars to a bare shell then crush it,rather than having it laying around for months or even years like in the old days.hope this helps mate

Cheers Chris - I'll give them a try!

[Greg Ledder]

Originally Posted by buffallobob

What you will have is the cable to the rear latch stretched so it did not unlock when you pulled the handle is the child lock on as well therefore stopping you from opening from the inside bit fiddly but you need to get this of as well but you have covered the hard ground removing the panel
bob

Hi Bob!
Do I need to replace the cable as well?
Many thanks,
Greg.

[Greg Ledder]

Finally got around to ordering some handles now that I've got a bit of spare cash!!
The really surprising thing is that the scrappy's were asking between £20 - £25 for the exterior handle and £15 - £20 for the interior handle (!!!???) yet Toyota can supply me with both, new,PLUS the cable for £68 so I ordered the lot as I might have ended up in the same boat buying second hand......
Thanks for all the advice,

Greg.