Re: Door handles

[EJKellock@aol.com]

Huw wrote:
>I know of no way to promote longevity on these things, the only thought I
>have is to squeeze the lever before pulling on the handle - but do I do that
>?  Who knows.  Also be gentle when it's very (below 20 dF) cold...

On my Coupe (and my previous Q, an 87 5kcstq) I gently press my knee against
the body side molding to compress the door seal and then pull the trigger.
 This unloads the tension on the mechanism and it moves very smoothly then.
 Works well on the 200 too.  Ditto on the cold weather issue.

For Bob D.:  Still a good idea to keep it lubed, though!   ;-)

Ed Kellock .................. Lansing, Iowa
91 200qw ......................87 Coupe GT (109k, NO door handle failures....
                                                                   oops, me &
my big mouth.)