Broken door handle

[conaero]

Just gone to get in the Maz and the passenger exterior door handle does not feel as if it is attached to anything.

The interior one still works and the window auto drops still.

Is it repairable ir do I need to order a new part?

I take it door card has to come off?

It feels like the rod has dropped off or has sheared if????

Advise please.

 

[davy83]

The outer door handle is held in place by I think 3 small cross head screws. They come loose real easy. I put some loctite on mine after tightening them up three times. It sounds like these are coming loose. They are a little tricky to see, but you can get into them with the inner door panel removed. the good thing is that the screws fall into the bottom of the door and you can fish them out. The door handle itself is quite solid and I would guess hard to break. Remember loctite! It might not be these screws but i would think its worth a look!

 

[Parisien]

Let us know how you get on Matt...a few pics would be great...this Spyder is keeping you busy....fortunately over minor matters!!!!

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[CatmanV2]

I wonder if that's what the rattle is from my driver's door Must check.

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[conaero]

I had a rattle in the same door aswell hopefully its just the screws fallen out.

 

[CatmanV2]

I think I have them in both doors, but the passenger one is a bit hard to track down.

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[davy83]

And I thought I was just unlucky because my door handle kept coming loose!!!

 

[conaero]

Ok, had the door card off, the lock itself is broken. Someone had repaired it with some sort of epoxy where it broke before...what a bodge.

New one from Dick Lovetts £35, so thats on order.

 

[Parisien]

.....hope you're near the end of the fixes list Matt........but good they aint all bank breakers


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[conaero]

All just little nighles. I don't mind spending the time as long as the parts don't cost the earth.

Near the end of the fix list now Frank, she'll be A1 in a week or so.

 

[Parisien]

Just in time for the arrival of a late spring....


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[CatmanV2]

Late? Bloody terminal!

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[conaero]

Part will be here on Friday, £33 from DL. (plus VAT but I get that back)

 

[Chrisbassett]

Can't wait for the winds from the east to stop so we can get some nice warm Atlantic air back and start spring proper...

Glad to hear the bits & pieces are close to finished, Matt. I'm also glad it was you who bought that car, not me...I don't have the time, space or toolkit to sort her out like you're doing, and I'm guessing it would have cost a small ransom even at an indie...

 

[conaero]

Indeed Chris, I have fixed probably 20 items apart from the front bumper (£300) they are all cheap items, it just takes time and I knew the faults before I bought the car. Recon I have spend about £600 in total getting her A1.