Thanks Fred,
I worked a couple hours, three days in a row with nothing but frustration. My switch was not working for the window so I could not get it down. Ultimately yesterday I was back at it try ing to get the door panel off from inside. You had mentioned it could be done, but it was difficult. You were right.
I used a couple different plastic tools to pull it off the door. When I got it off, I gained enough room to get my arm in the hole. I studied the diagram in my service manual and felt around until I found the child safety lever. By clicking it I was able to open the door.
It is back together and working now. Thanks for the tip. My right forearm is bruised but at least the door works. I taped the child release button so it would not happen again.
Dick Deam
aka COL