[urq] Door handles?

[Thatcher Hubbard]

Martin, what would we all do without you and your encyclopedic knowledge of
this stuff?

I buy the multiple applications bit, I'm starting to think that I just got a
very poor quality copy of the handle.  I was able to transfer the lock
cylinder okay (note:  put the key *in* the lock before you try this.  Only
the presence of ancient sticky grease kept the lock plates in the assembly
as I removed mine).  The lock mechanism itself relies on the interaction of
the door lever and the nylon piece that screws to the end of the lock.  The
original handles work differently than the one I have, rendering the nylon
bit non-interchangeable.

So, it sounds like I need to find a better quality copy of the handle.  Even
aside from my confusion over the mounting, once it was on the car with the
door actuation rod in it, it was catching on something in the mechanism and
required two hands to open.

When I get the old handle back out of the car, I'll take some pictures.
Hopefully make this easier on somebody else somewhere in the future.

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Martin Pajak <martin at quattro.ca> wrote:

> Thacher,
>
> Sounds like you have the correct handle, the new style is made for couple
> of different application hence the two holes.  As long as the rest of the
> linkage hooks up correctly it should be fine.  There is a little plastic
> locking clip you will have to transfer from your old handle and don't
> forget to transfer your lock tumbler if you want to retain your original
> key to open the door.
> The hardware is self tapping so on brand new handles the holes do not have
> threads, but it's a very soft material and the bolt goes in no problem.
>
> HTH
> --
> Martin Pajak
>
> http://www.quattro.ca
>
> 1982 Audi Ur-quattro, SQ project
> 1983 Audi 80 quattro, Euro 2-Tür
> 1984 Audi Ur-quattro, The new project 20vt
> 1993 Audi 90 CS quattro, das new wintervagen
>
>
> >>
> >> Does anybody have a known good P/N or source for a driver's side door
> >> handle?  I ordered the part the AutoHausAZ pulls up as correct, and as I
> >> sort of suspected in the first place, it's the wrong one.  Either that,
> >> or
> >> my car is a weird one-off.
> >>
> >> The key difference seems to be the way the handle is attached to the
> >> door
> > at
> >> the end with the handle and lock cylinder.  Mine has a square tab with a
> >> single hole that takes a screw that's accessed through a hole in the
> >> back
> >> end of the door that has a plug in it.  The one they sent me has a tab
> >> that's longer, extends up into the door and has two unthreaded holes in
> > it.
> >> On top of that, even if I was able to secure it somehow (tap some
> >> threads
> >> into it?), the plastic bail that the door lock actuator rod connects to
> >> interferes with the travel of the door handle mechanism.  And for the
> >> trifecta, the handle seems to be slightly too long for the door.  I have
> > to
> >> bow the handle a bit to get the screw on the front end (behind the trim
> >> piece) to go into the door.
> >>
> >> As always, thanks for any advice you all have,
> >>
> >> Thatcher
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