Has anyone disassembled the sliding door latch on the rear of the door or
removed and greased the cable? Mine is sticking and the door does not "pop"
open in the back when you pull on the handle (inside or outside). After
looking at the diagrams in Bentley I see a "tension spring" that could be
the culprit, but I'm wondering if lubricating the mechanism and cable might
work?

Any other pointers for the novice before I remove the door to get to the
mechanism (I know as soon as I remove it I'll never be able to get it to
line up again like it is now). I have had bad experiences with aligning
doors on American vehicles.

Sean