1993 olds. cutlass stuck door?

i have a 1993 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme that the passenger side door wont open. i was able to pull the inside panel away a little bit to get my arm down inside the door and it feels like the rod is still attached to lock(i know it is attached to the handle as i can see that) plus i feel some tension on it when i try to open it. How can i get the door to open? Is there a way to disconnect the lock or the lock pin? I even opened the backdoor and took a screwdriver to try and pry the latch off the pin with no luck. Im out of ideas any help would greatly appreciateded thank you...


Frank1993 olds. cutlass stuck door?
Crobar....quick and simple.1993 olds. cutlass stuck door?
What I've had to do in the past when I had both of the rear doors stuck is to remove the door panels, I know it sounds impossible but it can be done by removing the screws and slowly pulling on the panels the clips will eventually pop out but there is a special tool to remove these clips but you can't really gain much access to use it when the door is jammed locked.





Personally if I were you I'd not worry much about the door panels bec they can be replaced quite cheap via a u pick auto wreckers.I've managed to remove door panels and by using new clips I was able to reuse the same door panels after wards but in some cases the panel might get damaged to bent etc.





Next you want to remove the door insulation then you need to feel all the lock and it's different linkages with your hand and having a good bright test light handy is a great idea too.What you need to do is have a good look at what arms on the inner lock assembly try to move when the key is tried and when the inner door lock knock is moved.





By the way I've owned and driven and totally rebuilt a few Olds cutlass supremes and my nickname for them was gutlass cutlass lol but their nice cruising cars and fairly reliable and not bad on gas too and I know that unless those lock assemblies were rebuilt or replaced that their going to be quite rusty more then likely.There are some great products out there that are excellent for removing rust and it works well on stuck locking assemblies or gears etc that car parts store sell or walmarts etc.





I can't remember the name of the last product I used that worked wonderfully but it had a figure 8 on the spray can right but it's suppose to be 8 times as good as WD40 and jet engine mechanics use it on rusty bolts etc.I'd try and soak the whole lock assembly and then while soaking it keep moving the outer and inner door handles, and the locking systems.Just remember that most of these type of products take time to settle and to work so let it sit awhile after moving all the levers etc and don't be shy to really soak the whole lock system.





Sometimes you'll feel or see a small lever on the side of the lock assembly that tries to move when you try moving the key or the inner lock control knock, this lever can get rusted and stick, also there could be another lever that locks or unlocks that same main locking lever that is connected to the locking assemblies linkage arms.





It's not a easy job most of the time but when needed sometimes taking another door panel off and comparing how the inner lock assembly works via the different lock levers and linkages helps to pin point the exact problem but don't be shy to soak the seized lock assembly again and let it sit for a good 12 hrs if possible that will help the rust etc and then be sure to move all the door handles etc fully and soak it again and be careful bec the door might suddenly want to open just make sure you keep an eye on if the linkages etc are in the locked or unlocked positions when you keep trying the door handles etc.














Hope that helps and best of luck.By the way I'd recommend doing all the doors on that vehicle to a void future headaches.





I've over hauled the locks on all or most of my vehicles and some of the toughest and easiest doors to fix were ones like yours that are stuck in the lock position while the door is closed but believe me when I say you can do it. Note that the locks have metal levers or arms or linkage or the metals that move usually don't have much space to move therefore rust can built up in those spaces and the whole lock will end up seizing.