any ideas for driver door handle prob?
07-30-05, 11:14 AM
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any ideas for driver door handle prob?
I bought my first rx7(fd 93) about a month ago and it had a broken door handle. I finally got a new one and put it on today but still no good. The rod that goes from the handle to the latch mechanism inside the door doesn't push down far enough to open the door(door opens fine from inside). I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem how did you fix it? I can see that a part the old door handle was cut and welded to remove some of the slack but I don't really want to do this if there's another way. Any ideas are appreciated. thanks--Kevin
07-30-05, 07:45 PM
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I don't know if this will help. I saved parts of some other posts on the forum in case I ever get the door handle problem.
So my question is - when you guys are taking the assembly all the way out to lubricate it, are you removing the rods at the handle...or are you pulling the whole thing out with the door latch part?
Rods at the handle. Just remove the big spring that makes the handle retract and you'll be fine. I also used JBWeld to make everything a solid piece so it'll never do it again
PIC:
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...hmentid=103335
The bottom screw in the pic holds the thing together as well as holds the spring in. Take that spring out and the metal will not bend anymore. Nor will it be supper hard to actuate. The only down side is the handle will feel a little loose when installed on the car. But since it'll never break again, I think its worth it.
Didn't need to...just lubed the moving points, and bent the tabs back where they should be and my handle is just like new and feels right (and it is an original handle - plus my car has 163K)...
If it breaks (bends) again, I can spend another 20 minutes for the whole process I did, plus for preventive maintainance I can simply lube everything occasionally which requires maybe 3 minutes.
So my question is - when you guys are taking the assembly all the way out to lubricate it, are you removing the rods at the handle...or are you pulling the whole thing out with the door latch part?
Rods at the handle. Just remove the big spring that makes the handle retract and you'll be fine. I also used JBWeld to make everything a solid piece so it'll never do it again
PIC:
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...hmentid=103335
The bottom screw in the pic holds the thing together as well as holds the spring in. Take that spring out and the metal will not bend anymore. Nor will it be supper hard to actuate. The only down side is the handle will feel a little loose when installed on the car. But since it'll never break again, I think its worth it.
Didn't need to...just lubed the moving points, and bent the tabs back where they should be and my handle is just like new and feels right (and it is an original handle - plus my car has 163K)...
If it breaks (bends) again, I can spend another 20 minutes for the whole process I did, plus for preventive maintainance I can simply lube everything occasionally which requires maybe 3 minutes.
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