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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 08:41 AM
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VA Right hand outside door handle troubleshooting (broken)

My inside handle works fine but the outside we do the motions just not open, help please.
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 09:30 AM
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Most likely the door handle is broken, really common problem.

You can either buy a new door handle from Mazda or get this -

http://www.rx7doorhandles.com/

That replaces the broken part in the handle.

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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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So, you can pull on it, but nothings happening? If so, that's what was happening with mine. I removed the handle and after messing around a bit, realized one of the linkages behind the door wasn't connected. You might want to do the same.

It's a little annoying as it's not easy to reach around that area or even see what you're doing, but it's doable.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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Can you maybe go into detail on what you did? I'm not super mechanically savy but I have an idea how it works, and how to get to the mechanisim. But yeah thats what is happening to me, I can still lock my doors I just can't open the door from the outside.

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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by DaleClark
Most likely the door handle is broken, really common problem.

You can either buy a new door handle from Mazda or get this -

http://www.rx7doorhandles.com/

That replaces the broken part in the handle.

Dale
+1 for rx7doorhandles.com they're really worth the money.

If you go with stock ones it will happen again.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 01:21 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda...Q5fAccessories

these door handles are aluminum, i purchased them and the fitment is great and are a very nice replacement unit
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ht=door+handle

Cordially,

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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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That might help as well. Arigatato....my play on arigato aka japanese thanks.
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 04:23 AM
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I'm having the very same issue. I took it apart and I really cant' see that the handle is broke at all, it just doesn't seem to be pushing the rod down the extra 1/8th of and inch it takes to open the door. I'll take a look at it again soon but mine opens some times and some times it doesn't.
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