I wrote too fast, I just checked a couple more handles, so I have looked at 4
total. 2 had full circles on the end of the push rods, the other 2 had 1/2
circles
one- they weren't quite the same so they had to be broken. As a side note the 2
that were 1/2 circles had split pins in the handle - of the two that had full
circles on the push rod one had no pin the second had a clevis pin. So the split
pins may have caused the nylon to break.
Roger Elliott
Roger Elliott wrote:
> I just looked at my door handles. ( I have them off while the Spitfire is
>being
> repainted). The nylon push rod does end in a half circle and there is a
>circlip
> holding the spring in place on the push rod. I can't tell how deep the groove
> is, but it looks as if there is a little tab that stick out on both sides of
>the
> push rod on the side away from the spring. One of the tabs appears to be
>bent
> and almost broken off on mine. So, I would guess that might be part of your
> problem.
>
> Roger Elliott
>
> Dianne & Ree Gurley wrote:
>
> > Is anyone intimately familiar with the rigging of the exterior door handle
> > mechanism on the 1500 Spits? When you pull the handle, it pivots and forces
> > a spring-enclosed nylon push-rod (inside the door) backwards. My nylon
> > push-rod has a fork (180 degree half-circle) which rests upon the inside pin
> > of the handle piece. The push-rod fork and the spring were not staying in
> > place against the inside pin. My first thought was that the fork was the
> > remnants of a broken circle which completely enclosed the pin; however, the
> > edge of the fork looked too neat to have been broken. Then I noticed a
> > slight groove around the forward area of the nylon push-rod and thought,
> > AHA - MISSING CIRCLIP. I fortunately had a circlip that fit beautifully
> > after compressing the spring somewhat. It works great for the moment; the
> > circlipped spring keeps forward tension on the push-rod, thus keeping it
> > snug against the inside pin of the handle piece. My concern is that the
> > groove (for the circlip?) is mighty skinny and may not support the circlip
> > very long against the fairly heavy spring pressure. My question for you
> > experts is: (a) Is this push-rod supposed to have a circlip holding the
> > spring? or (b) Is the end of the push-rod supposed to be a complete circle
> > enclosing the inner door-handle pin? Though I've looked in both Bentley and
> > Haynes and also Porter-Williams, along with various printed and on-line
> > catalogs, I can't find a clear depiction of these details; I can, of course,
> > pull off the passenger-side door-panel and look, but I'm concerned about
> > crumbling the card-board backing (like the driver-side cardboard is crumbled
> > now).
> >
> > Thanx much, Ree Gurley in Silver Spring, MD - 78 Spit FM73070U O
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