Re: door handle techniques and sympathy

[Paul Kraus <pfk@unifiedtech.com>]

On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 todd@qualmedoregon.com wrote:

>Just thought I'd cathartically get my Audi woes off my chest
>from the last couple days.  On Saturday, I made an attempt
>to fix my driver's door handle ('84 4kq) so I could open it
>from the outside without having to give it three tugs.  It
>looked like the problem was lack of travel, since if I push
>the linkage further down, it releases easily.

I have had a similar problem with my '85 4000S Quattro on the
passengers side. After poking at the lock mechanism I discovered that
the pin the lock latches to (bolted to the lower B pillar) was worn.
In fact there is supposed to be a plastic collar on the post, and on
the passenger door it was worn completely away. I 'stole' one from the
rear driver's door (least used) and it fixed the hard to open problem.

I am still looking for a cheap source of the latch posts (as all of
the others are wearing close to needing replacement), so if anyone has
a source, please point me there.

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