Why is my Audi 5000 Passengers front door handle so hard to o pen?

[Joshua Van Tol]

>  >>You can get new posts for the latch at a dealership.  I doubt the
>>>plastic thingy will survive long.
>>
>>Actually, mine have survived a year now, and look just fine. You have
>>to align them carefully to prevent screwing up the new ones
>>immeidately though.
>>--
>>Joshua Van Tol -- josh at spiny.com
>
>Why did you replace them in the first place?  I simply am asking because the
>doors on my '86 4kcsq tend to work their way partially open after a bit of
>driving.  Not so much that they are actually coming unlatched, but the road
>noise gets louder after a while, and larger bumps cause a noticeable noise
>from the doors moving.  Would replacing the posts help this problem?
>Also, how did you align them to make sure they didn't get screwed up?
>Get them from the dealer, or does Rod at the parts connection have them?
>How much did they cost you?
>Thanks,

I got mine at the dealer, approx $10 each. I replaced them because 
the plastic bits were missing, causing poorly closing doors. 
Alignment is a matter of peeking through the gap of the mostly closed 
door to be sure the latch mechanism is contacting the pin in the 
right spot, and some trial and error to get the depth right.
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Joshua Van Tol -- josh at spiny.com