Author Topic: How to fix door handles on Mk2?  (Read 4700 times)

February 08, 2008, 04:03:27 pm

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How to fix door handles on Mk2?
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Is there some sort of fix for the door handles on a Mk2? or Mk1, for that matter. Everyone seems to accept the fact that the doors are difficult to open from the outside. Can you bend the linkage or something?
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Reply #1February 08, 2008, 04:04:45 pm

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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2008, 04:04:45 pm »
Moving the striker pin a bit usually makes a big difference. Spray some WD40 into the lever to loosen it up as well.
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Reply #2February 08, 2008, 05:32:21 pm

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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2008, 05:32:21 pm »
i've broken one once from extreme cold (20 year old car)... it was so brittle  :lol: needless to say i spray in some rust check every year or so... it makes the difference


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Reply #3February 11, 2008, 10:18:49 am

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« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2008, 10:18:49 am »
I put some heatshrink tubing on the finger that presses the lock mechanism tongue, I can now open it with one finger pull

and liberally lube up the handle crank mechanism with ATF
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Reply #4February 11, 2008, 02:12:06 pm

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« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2008, 02:12:06 pm »
I've found that if the handle is sticking shut you can loosen the screw in the side of the door a bit and that usually helps
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Reply #5February 11, 2008, 02:45:30 pm

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« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2008, 02:45:30 pm »
Replace them with mk3 style handles and keep them lubed up as mentioned above.
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Reply #6February 11, 2008, 03:38:51 pm

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« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2008, 03:38:51 pm »
Thank you for the advice.
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Reply #7February 12, 2008, 10:34:52 am

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« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2008, 10:34:52 am »
Make certain you lube the locking/latching mechanism, the grit in latch causes the extra stress to be placed on the door handle mechanism.

 

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