Ford Van Door Wont Open Fix - Rubber/plastic cable end pieces broken - E150/250/350 econoline
Here is the Ford Econoline van rear door mechanism in its full naked glory, along with my fancy new shiny metal end pieces threaded into it. So, the doors in the van stopped opening .... that is, when you try to pull the release mechanism, the doors don't open... like a child lock mechanism is on or something. First it started with the rear door... outside latch, then inside one stopped working too. Then the side door inside mechanism stopped. What a PIA. So, I found out that the rubber/plastic end pieces on the ends of the latch cables deteriorate over time and they had probably worn out. Sure enough that is what it was. I ended up buying a 20 pack of metal ends off someone from Ebay. They worked great. After I took off the deteriorating rubber cable ends, I simply slid these on. I found that I didn't need to crimp them, although I did use a hacksaw to narrow the diameter a little so that they would be easier able to slide into the latch retaining mechanism. Her