4000 Door Handle Issue...

[Kneale Brownson]

Have you cleaned and relubed the latching device in the doorjamb?   I found
that the works in there got gummed up and too resistive for the rods and
levers to work properly.  I had the latching assembly off the car and had
to clean it out (I think I used brake cleaner) so I could see what was
going on.  After cleaning and spraying in some white lithium grease, the
thing worked smoothly and the doorhandle again could operate it.  Now I
respray with lithium grease that includes some teflon a couple times a year. 


At 02:38 PM 11/28/2005 -0500, Scott Sierakowski wrote:
>Go figure a older Audi w/a door handle problem?  I thought my handle broke
>so I replaced the lever and I still have the same problem.  It seems the
>throw rod that pushes down when the door lever is pulled is too short.  It
>just needs a little extra leverage.  Is there any adjustment in there to
>make the rod longer/push further?  In my old 5k the rod had a ball and
>socket setup where you could easily change the leverage/throw.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Scott
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