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Drivers outside door handle broke-need advice 200 1982

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posted by  Art Benstein on  Sat Feb 15 15:48 CST 2003
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Depends on what broke. Pull it out and see if just the rivet broke. If not, you have pot metal cracked and it is time for a handle from the junkyard. Get one from the same side rear door because it isn't used as much.

Or, if you want to try to make do...

Pull the door panel.
You can see the screws holding the door handle after pulling the panel.


Here, the pot metal is cracked at the rivet that stops the outward travel.

Use a center punch to firm up the pivot pins.

The stop rivet and the cause of the broken metal.

Cracked off!

Makeshift repair from #8 hardware.

A piece of vacuum hose replaces the original rubber sleeve over the rivet.



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Art Benstein near Baltimore






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New Drivers outside door handle broke-need advice [200][1982]
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