Fixing a Problem I Cannot Live With Any Longer
Published May 21, 2021 · 4:06 · 268,152 views
About This Video
The Tacoma was a gift, nearly 20 years old, 147,000 miles, and it still drives like a rental car. State-of-the-art 2002 technology. Freezing air conditioner. Watertight moonroof. One problem: the passenger-side door lock that automatically locks when you pull the outside handle. Not every time. Sometimes. Frequently enough to torture you but not frequently enough to justify a trip to the mechanic.
Van catalogs the workarounds: leaving the window down, carrying a key, yanking the handle quickly to beat the lock. You could tape it open, but then the door never locks and your baseball mitts and tin of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups become susceptible to theft. Four minutes of suffering and diagnosis, and the solution is a simple, elegant, improvisational repair that improved this spirited man's quality of life by up to three percent.
Transcript
this truck was a gift and my what a machine nearly 20 years old yet it still drives like a rental car
state of the art 2002 technology freezing air conditioner watertight moon roof
of course after 20 years and 147 thousand miles something's bound to go wrong
and something has the passenger side door lock when you pull the outside handle automatically locks the unlocked door
sometimes not every time but sometimes frequently enough
to torture you but not frequently enough to justify a trip to the mechanics
it's the kind of problem you tolerate tolerate with workarounds like leaving the window down
[Music] carrying a key [Music] or opening the door from the inside sometimes if you yank the handle quickly
you can beat it sometimes no sure you could tape the lock open
but then you can't ever lock the door leaving your baseball mitts and tin of reese's peanut butter cups susceptible to theft
[Music] [Applause] you could tear the door panel off and investigate but you probably need some part you gotta order which means
you gotta put it back together whilst you wait for the part take it to the dealer um no thanks
after a few months of suffering this spirited man has figured it out [Music] [Music] a simple elegant solution to a vexing
insidious little problem [Music] leave it unlocked until it needs security an improvisational repair that has
improved this spirited man's quality of life by up to three percent [Music] you
Products & Tools Mentioned
- Toyota Tacoma uses — 2002 Tacoma, fixing the door lock