General Faulty door handle - door to be dismantled!

Melanabb · Nov 20, 2008

I had a sticky door handle (inside one) so now the doors will only lock if you press the handle right back. The car is going to dealers on Monday to have the door dismantled. I keep wondering if I should have just tried a bit of wd40 before going on that route. Many things can happen...

Giorgio Lungo · Mar 27, 2018

Long time ago but did you find a solution to your problem? I have taken the cable out and it blocks

typecastboy · Mar 27, 2018

I found that a handle that sticks down doesn’t return to its flush position is cured by slightly loosening the bolt that holds the hinge end in position. If you do it up too tight it puts too much tension on it. A half turn does the trick.

Melanabb · Mar 28, 2018

Car was under warranty at the time, so the door handle was replaced. I'm sure typecastboy's solution is cheaper and probably gives the same result. Good luck!

Texas149 · Mar 28, 2018

Giorgio Lungo said:
Long time ago but did you find a solution to your problem? I have taken the cable out and it blocks

Sure was a long time ago that this first got posted ( nearly 10 years!) and I'm amazed that the OP came back to reply, excellent stuff!

Paul m.

varesecrazy · Mar 28, 2018

Texas149 said:
Sure was a long time ago that this first got posted ( nearly 10 years!) and I'm amazed that the OP came back to reply, excellent stuff!

Paul m.

Mel likes this great forum too much to leave..

chris3234 · Mar 28, 2018

It's rare to even get a reply to there first post for a lot of members ?

Melanabb · Mar 29, 2018

varesecrazy said:
Mel likes this great forum too much to leave..

Hahaha, yes that's true

I'm on my third car since I had that 500...

Giorgio Lungo · Mar 29, 2018

That's right, thanks a mill for the reply!!!
My problem is that the cable that connects the interior door handle with the door lock.
This happened because the door was frozen and the driver forced the handle. The result is that the cable stretched so much it that it is now too long to work in the other direction and lock the doors.
I took it all apart and have ordered new lock and cable from a Polish website for 40.00Euros. It'll take a week but that's fine.
I'll post the full work with photos when I've finished it.

Last question: Where's the best place on line to get parts, used or new?

typecastboy · Mar 30, 2018

Giorgio Lungo said:
That's right, thanks a mill for the reply!!!

My problem is that the cable that connects the interior door handle with the door lock.

This happened because the door was frozen and the driver forced the handle. The result is that the cable stretched so much it that it is now too long to work in the other direction and lock the doors.

I took it all apart and have ordered new lock and cable from a Polish website for 40.00Euros. It'll take a week but that's fine.

I'll post the full work with photos when I've finished it.

Last question: Where's the best place on line to get parts, used or new?

eBay without a doubt. I buy most of my parts from there and have built up a supply of reasonably local people. When I sell parts I sell them worldwide unlike most who only do domestic postage. As long as it’s not a very heavy or very large item I send everything. eBay is by far the cheapest and best source.

Giorgio Lungo · Mar 31, 2018

Thanks for your advice Typecast boy !!!

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