Stuck door handle ?
06-08-2008, 01:31 PM
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Stuck door handle ?
My driver side door handle (US passenger side) has started to stick, the only way you can open it is to yank up the handle very hard,... has anyone a cure for this ie is it a common fault, and how do I fix it ?
Any help would be most appreciated,......... before I take it to the shop.
Ken
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Any help would be most appreciated,......... before I take it to the shop.
Ken
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06-08-2008, 02:19 PM
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Sounds like it is cracked and getting ready to fail. Pretty common problem.
I wouldn't take it to the shop for that. You can do it yourself in an afternoon.
Should be 928-537-064-04
I wouldn't take it to the shop for that. You can do it yourself in an afternoon.
Should be 928-537-064-04
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06-08-2008, 02:46 PM
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+1. I have seen this too. In the period when the crack grows, before it breaks completely, the handle works as you describe. The failure is in part 928.537.547.02 (interior handle, left). [Correction: 928.537.064.04 bearing, right]
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Brad part No 928-537-064-04 is listed as a bearing, although in the part book it,s the backside mechanism of the outside handle,... I also notice on this there is a threaded piece that locates to the inner door handle mechanism and to the lock,..... pure ignorance with this guess, but could any adjustment be achieved here to get the outer handle to operate again ?
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Exactly what mine did before it failed. Only took me a couple hours and I hadn't ever done it before. Samll hands though. Look for the detailed instructions on here somewhere. Or Pirtles site.
06-08-2008, 05:41 PM
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BTW Flyin scotsman I see in your avatar you have a picture of the late great Jim Clark,s Lotus,... what a man ! his grave is in a beautiful little village near Duns in the Scottish borders not that far from where I live,.....lovely to see his Lotus in your picture
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06-08-2008, 08:10 PM
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Quite correct Ken.............my avatar is Jim Clarks Lotus. My sister lives in Peebles on the North side of the border also very close to his burial site.
For your door handle repair do a search on this site as it makes quite a diff as to what position the window is for different stages of the R&R; you should also consider perm. removing the metal plate Porsche installs as an anti theft deterent...........................PITA to get off.
For your door handle repair do a search on this site as it makes quite a diff as to what position the window is for different stages of the R&R; you should also consider perm. removing the metal plate Porsche installs as an anti theft deterent...........................PITA to get off.