Busted door handle

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Posted 6 years 10 months ago #183438
Came to give the TF a run this morning and the drivers side door would not open. Unlocked ok and would open from the inside.
Forum perusal tells me that a plastic bit has broken off the inside of my door handle. Sounds quite common, so I will order a replacement handle in the morning without taking off the door cards to check as I am 95 percent certain this is the case.
Anyone else experienced this? or should I check it out first.
Normally I would investigate, but I have so much on in the next couple of weeks, every hour saved is a bonus!
Hopefully a second hand handle in LEF will be easy enough to find!

Sundance

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Replied by John and Sue on topic Busted door handle

Posted 6 years 10 months ago #183439
Door handle removal and replacement is fairly straightforward: door card off then socket with extension to unscrew handle. Ninja skills required to screw the bolts back in: access through holes in the door inner skin. I taped the bolts onto the socket to start the threads. You need to flip the actuating bar out of the lock too. There is a how to iirc in the How to section.

Good luck. Simple but needed 40% of my swears and 8% of my blasphemy to start the bolts: 10mm head self tap.

It will be all right in the end. If it isn't all right yet, then it is not yet the end..

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