Re: My driver side door on my 5Ks is getting very hard to o

["Richard Klein" <rklein@cris.com>]

On 30 Sep 95 at 13:38, Kyle D Ledford wrote:

> On Sat, 30 Sep 1995 chan@bach.seattleu.edu wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hi guys,
> > 
> > Does anyone out there have problem with the driver side door? My is getting
> > very hard to open, usually the first pull on that little lever behind the
> > door handle would not open it, the second try usually will, but sometime it
> > take a third try. 
> > 
> > Any idea? By the way it's a 85 5000s.
> > 
> > Anthony
> > 
> > 
> My 81 5000 did that. I ended up replacing the whole freaking door handle. 

My family's been through several 5000s, and that door handle problem 
has been a recurring theme.  It helps to lean on the door while you 
squeeze the handle, but eventually the handle's going to break.  Audi 
changed the handles over the years, and I only checked the handles on 
my '85.  They're NOT rebuildable, but other years may be.  Audi parts 
are scarce at the junk yards around here, so I ended up getting one 
at the local dealer (Autohaus Saginaw, great parts department, 
arrogant service department).  It was a while ago, but I think the 
price was $30.  Or was it $50?  Must've been $30...   :)

Good luck!
   -Rich
   '85 Audi 5ks
   '85 El Camino
    member Teamsters local 486