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1. Door Handle replacement (score: 1): Author: john donohoe <gt6driver@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 08:07:51 -0700 (PDT); How in heaven's name do you replace the inside door handles or window cranks on a '70 GT6+? I've got the old bits off, (didn't have any springs or escutcheons) and am now going about installing the c; /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00010.html (7,882 bytes)
2. Re: Door Handle replacement (score: 1): Author: Doug Mitchell <dmitchel@ford.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 11:18:10 -0400; Well, as a gentleman, you should open the door for a lady! And look at it as a safety precaution, your kids cannot accidentally open the door and fall out! On my '73 Spit, I use a pair of hemostats t; /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00011.html (8,488 bytes)
3. Re: Door Handle replacement (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 11:34:03 -0400 (); John, basically it's a pain in the b*tt job requiring three hands. I've struggled to do it with one hand pressing as hard as possible on the escutcheon, one trying to keep the holes in the handle ali; /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00012.html (8,690 bytes)
4. Re: Door Handle replacement (score: 1): Author: Andrew Lindeman <drfaustus@london.crosswinds.net>; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 15:53:38 -0400 (EDT); It was written: I usually clamp my needle nose vise grips on the peg, holding back the door panel. Then I slide the handle on, line up the holes, and press in the pin with another pair of needle nose; /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00013.html (8,462 bytes)
5. Re: Door Handle replacement (score: 1): Author: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>; Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 08:49:52 -0700; < snip > < snip > ** I found that if you use a bit of tape, and a rod or something (cardboard?) at least as thin or slightly thinner than the pin, you can use the tape to just hold the pin on the en; /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00014.html (8,685 bytes)
6. RE: Door Handle replacement (score: 1): Author: "Bayrock, Michael" <michael_bayrock@bctransit.com>; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 09:16:29 -0700; I second Andy's comments - it *is* a pain to do. However, I've put the handles on without the spring, and everything continues to work well. And, without the spring, it's a lot easier to put things t; /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00015.html (8,773 bytes)
7. Re: Door Handle replacement (score: 1): Author: "Moorse,Jeffrey" <jeff.moorse@ABBOTT.COM>; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 11:22:27 -0500; Here's how I do this on my 1974 Spitfire: 1) Hold the spring and escutcheon on the door. 2) Push a 1/8" punch through one side of the handle, put the handle on = the door and push the punch through t; /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00016.html (8,494 bytes)
8. Re: Door Handle replacement (score: 1): Author: KHOCO@aol.com; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:09:28 EDT; I don't bother with buying pins. I have a piece of brass rod the same diameter as the pins. I taper one end of the rod and make a cut around the rod to make it the same size as the pin. I then pry o; /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00017.html (7,552 bytes)
9. Re: Door Handle replacement (score: 1): Author: KHOCO@aol.com; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:09:29 EDT; I don't bother with buying pins. I have a piece of brass rod the same diameter as the pins. I taper one end of the rod and make a cut around the rod to make it the same size as the pin. I then pry o; /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00018.html (7,562 bytes)
10. RE: Door Handle replacement (score: 1): Author: john donohoe <gt6driver@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 11:19:14 -0700 (PDT); Wow, thanks for all the suggestions! I now feel suitably armed to attack those durn things again tonight! BTW, I dropped off my driveshaft for balancing/u-joint replacement today! I hope that gets ri; /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00020.html (7,464 bytes)

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