Sagging door handle?
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From: Montgomery Alabama
Sagging door handle?
Have any of you tried the replacement door handle springs?Are the little replacement hinges worth the ten bucks? Do these work,and how hard is the installation? Thanks for your help
Racer
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From: Wellington, New Zealand
Yes they do work, I bought two from ecklers and they were rubbish I then bought two from zip and they were great. I was replacing one that had been on the car for about ten years and had finally split. They install in about 30 seconds!
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From: Dayton, Ohio
Melting Slicks
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From: Moon Township PA
I've used these and they worked fine.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...2&dept_id=1446
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...2&dept_id=1446
Just my opinion.
Burning Brakes
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From: AL
you can also go to the hardware store and get a spring that is the same size (or largest size that will fit), only meant to be an extension spring. then cut to length and straighten out the ends to match the original. this has worked for one of my door handles for at least the last 15 years
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From: Dayton, Ohio
Maybe I should add a little.I only would put this on a door handle that its ONLY problem is not popping back up the last little bit -about a 1/4 inch.In other words the flapper is just barely hanging down but otherwise the handle works good.This is no fix for a worn out handle or main spring.Some really nice handles just cant get it up that last little bit.......is this an apropriate time for a Viagra comment?
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Burning Brakes
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From: AL
that sounds about right . . .
i never tried the bent plate type spring so i really don't know, but i'd imagine many who have used it with success probably had the symptoms as you described.
i would have tried the bent plate at the time i needed a fix, but just took the other path trying to get it fixed quicker. it just happened to work too.
i never tried the bent plate type spring so i really don't know, but i'd imagine many who have used it with success probably had the symptoms as you described.
i would have tried the bent plate at the time i needed a fix, but just took the other path trying to get it fixed quicker. it just happened to work too.
