Re: door handle techniques and sympathy

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

>   The plastic at both
> ends is intact,

you mean the two little plastic things that make it look pretty?

> 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).

the trigger part is made of cheesy pot metal.  It doesn't so much "bend"
as the early stages of a crack will simulate the effect.  before they
finish their job and it breaks... I'm not lecturing, just warning you to
be prepared, is all... may you get many miles before it fails!

-- 
Huw Powell

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82 Audi Coupe; 85 Coupe GT
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