Why is my Audi 5000 Passengers front door handle so hard toopen?

[james accordino]

--- Huw Powell <audi at mediaone.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Brett Dikeman wrote:
> > 
> > I spent about an hour or two removing the door
> handles once and found
> > they could be -completely- disassembled.
> 
> Brett, don't you have a 200?  with the flush door
> handles?  (which *can*
> be disassembled)
> 
> Car in question has the good old trigger release
> handles which are
> riveted in a few key places.  And which a good
> cleaning and lubing out
> of the car might save...
> 
> > >I have a 87 5000cstq 
> 
I have disassembled both types.  I don't remember any
rivets on the 85 5kt.  Those handles are nearly
identical to the ones on the VW Jetta/Golf.  I used
mostly guts from the Vdubs to repair as every Audi at
the boneyard is missing all doorhandles.  And PS
pumps.  And blower motors.  And ...

Jim Accordino