Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-74.51.137.69-20140130201755/@comment-24261859-20140605221159

On the claw (view it in your inventory) are three animals. Set the dials on the door to the same order and try again.

You say "Dragon reach" but I assume that you must be referring to a nordic ruin. Dragonsreach is the castle in Whiterun, and has no claw door.