RE: Door handles

[Dave Lawson <dlawson@ball.com>]

Hi,

>I am nearly up to four operational door handles on my 4000, having visited
>the local junk yards. I had no problems with the rear handles, but
>the front one, which also locks/unlocks the door with the
>key, is a hard one to put on. Has anyone succeeded assembling it
>without taking off the inner panel? If you have done that, then
>you know what I am talking about! I would appreciate some pointers
>on it.

What fun! I have attempted to replace the handle on my TQC. After some time 
I gave up and drove the car to the mechanic. In 5 minutes time the door 
handle was on, after I had just spent around 1 hour and still couldn't get 
it connected. He used what looked like an ice pick with the end bent 90 
degrees to place the lock rod into its location on the handle. This feat was 
performed with the door panel in place and the door handle tilted out from 
the door.

One of these days I will probably learn how to do it, luckily I haven't had 
a door handle break in over a year. Hope this helps.
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Dave Lawson  dlawson@ball.com