I replaced the whole unit on mine with one from Spitfire Graveyard. I
think it was less than a tenner. A lot less than a new one!
cheers
John
--- Greg Rowe <growe58@hotmail.com> wrote:
> If you're lucky, it will just be the loose rod. However these
> handles are made of a rather flimsy metal which will break,
> particularly if your doors tend to stick and you pull hard
> on the handle to compensate. The only solution is to replace
> the whole assembly. (In the short term, you can take off the
> chrome trim piece, clamp locking pliers on the remnants of the
> handle and use that to open the door. Ask me how I know this...)
>
> As a work of advice, if using the outside handle from the inside,
> it is awkward to pull on and you may overpull, again particularly
> if your doors are sticky. This handle isn't exactly the sturdiest
> thing either so you might want to pull gently on the outside handle
> with one hand while pushing the door open with the other.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Greg Rowe
>
>
> >From: "St.John, Kenneth" <ken.stjohn@hexcel.com>
> >Reply-To: "St.John, Kenneth" <ken.stjohn@hexcel.com>
> >To: "'James Carruthers'" <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>, spit
> ><spitfires@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: RE: Door Handles and Brake Lights x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
> >Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:25:29 -0800
> >
> >James,
> > I had a similar problem with my door handle. Like you said, once I
> >pulled the panel off it was fairly obvious. A thin rod connects the
> handle
> >to the mechanism. It simply passes through a hole in the handle and
> is
> >then
> >bent back. The rod had come loose causing the handle to flop around.
> > Take off the handle trim plate and the window handle. Pop off the
> >trim panel and good luck!
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