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February 08, 2008, 04:03:27 pm
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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?
Brian
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February 08, 2008, 04:04:45 pm
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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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February 08, 2008, 05:32:21 pm
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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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February 11, 2008, 10:18:49 am
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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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February 11, 2008, 02:12:06 pm
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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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February 11, 2008, 02:45:30 pm
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Replace them with mk3 style handles and keep them lubed up as mentioned above.
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February 11, 2008, 03:38:51 pm
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Thank you for the advice.
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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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