Re: door handle techniques and sympathy

[todd@qualmedoregon.com]

Yeah, silly me.  $5.35 at the dealer.  The plastic at both
ends is intact, and the lever can withstand plenty of pressure
so I doubt it's cracking... probably just slightly bent from
15 years of being tugged on (and tugged on extra times lately).
I don't want to risk trying to bend the door handle mechanism
back into place, though, and it barely needs to travel another
millimeter to work perfectly, so I'll just get a new linkage
rod.  I think I can get there before they close tomorrow...

> > only need lubrication, but the driver's door handle must
> > simply be so worn or bent that the lever doesn't push the
> > linkage far enough at the end of its travel.  If you're
> > mechanically inclined and think you need a new door handle,
> > you might consider my technique.
> 
> it may be cracking, too, next step is complete breakage.
> 
> > and hopefully I can find the right diameter of metal rod to
> > make new linkage out of.
> 
> cheap at the dealer - worth investigating...
> 
> -- 
> Huw Powell