85 door handle
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Drifting
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From: ft myers FL/Munising MI
85 door handle
war dept slammed the door too hard at the American Legion today, now passenger door opens from the inside, not outside. Is it just a rod that fell off? any easy fixes? did a lot of work on the car, never took the door panels off.....
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Racer
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From: Seattle Washington
Same thing happened to my 85. There is a plastic clip that secures the rod to the door handle mechanism. I didn't fix it myself but watched my mechanic do the job and it was a bear. He had to modify a screw driver to get up to the area. Tight quarters, Got the clips from Corvette Central.
I remember there are two different clips and CC wasn't sure which was the correct one so I bought both. 2.50 ea.
I remember there are two different clips and CC wasn't sure which was the correct one so I bought both. 2.50 ea.
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Drifting
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: ft myers FL/Munising MI
crap!! I thought it wouldn't be easy....might be the time to get a set of new fasteners for the door and that piece that supposed to silence the door....time to break out the fsm.....
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Same thing happened to my 85. There is a plastic clip that secures the rod to the door handle mechanism. I didn't fix it myself but watched my mechanic do the job and it was a bear. He had to modify a screw driver to get up to the area. Tight quarters, Got the clips from Corvette Central.
I remember there are two different clips and CC wasn't sure which was the correct one so I bought both. 2.50 ea.
I remember there are two different clips and CC wasn't sure which was the correct one so I bought both. 2.50 ea.
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 442
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From: Seattle Washington
Same thing happened to my 85. There is a plastic clip that secures the rod to the door handle mechanism. I didn't fix it myself but watched my mechanic do the job and it was a bear. He had to modify a screw driver to get up to the area. Tight quarters, Got the clips from Corvette Central.
I remember there are two different clips and CC wasn't sure which was the correct one so I bought both. 2.50 ea.
I remember there are two different clips and CC wasn't sure which was the correct one so I bought both. 2.50 ea.
