In article <5311894.1024778180062.JavaMail.SYSTEM@xin-datong>, James
Carruthers <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk> writes
>Hi Mike,
>*However*, and I should have guessed this would happen, my passenger
>door doesn't open now (obviously unrelated because I just fixed my
>driver door - unless there is something spooky going on...) - it doesnt
>open from the outside - you pull on the handle and it sort of half
>opens and then the door sort of catches on something. Any ideas? I'm
>going to have to look at that tomorrow.
Yes, been there, done that. John has already given you the most likely
answer to your problem. A less likely (and more irritating) answer is
that the door handle internals have broken. This happened to me -
there is a tiny plastic bit inside that operates the mechanism, and mine
had snapped. The solution I found was to get a second-hand door
handle. Luckily, TRGB had such a huge supply of these that I was able
to find a good one that my key fitted.
>
>>Isn't it Laura who gets in and out of her Spit a la "Dukes of Hazzard" -
>>due to a faulty door mechanism?
>
>I thought it was out of choice... I did try it the other week, but it
>all went a bit pear shaped... I ended up sort of just stepping in. I
>don't leave my car with the top down and the windows down often - so I
>don't really get a chance.
<g>
>
>>That's what I said once. I got a reply that asked, "Have you removed
>>the springs that hold the door panel against the escutcheon?" "What
>>springs?" said I, in all innocence...
>
>Springs? What springs? I didn't remove any springs...
Both of our DPOs seem to have been of the same mind, then. There is a
conical spring (603382) that goes behind the door panel where the window
winding handle fits, and presses the panel forward so that there is a
snug fit between panel and escutcheon. Frankly, I've never missed it,
and wouldn't dream of replacing it.
ATB
--
Mike
Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV
Carly - 1977 Inca Yellow Spitfire 1500 FM105671
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