My driver's door handle has popped the rivet...again. I have tried peening the rivet back in place and this is already a replacement handle so I am looking to buy another used handle. My understanding has always been the left handles and right handles are different but front to back they are the same (for the same side). This guy is implying that left and right are the same:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VOLVO-75-93-240-FRONT-LEFT-OR-RIGHT-DOOR-HANDLE-/251194174766?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a7c56ed2e&vxp=mtr

Am I mistaken or is he?

Also, a cautionary tale. Those that are north of the Mason-Dixon keep in mind that our cars have 20+ year old plastics and it is cold out there. I refilled my washer bottle with -30 F fluid yesterday while the car was warming up and put my hand through the top of the bottle while trying to snap the cap back on.

I can find nothing aftermarket for a replacement so it looks like a used one or Volvo new.

Confirming others - left and right side door handle assemblies are not interchangeable. The one in that eBay ad looks like a left.

Last time I needed a driver's handle, I PnP'd two left side rear door handles on the assumption that they would have seen less use than the driver's door and should be that many more "pulls" away from their fail date. They were cheap, so a spare seemed advisable.

Since 240's are starting to get rather rare in the self-serve yards...and don't stay there long before being crushed, I've taken to pulling two of something even though I may only have an immediate need for one.

I figure to keep the 240's until they put me in the nursing home, and then I'll pay for my care by eBaying all my surplus Volvo stuff.

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No nearby Volvo 240 equipped yunkyard, Uncle Onkel Udo II?

In place of the rivit is Uncle Art Benstein's suggestion to use a (shanked?) machine screw and locking hardware of approrate diameter to replace the rivits. I dunno the machine screw diameter ro shack size. Use heavy grease like AN NLGI 2 (like in your front and rear wheel bearings.

When inside the door, be sure to:
- clean it verifying drain hole are open.
- identify and treat rust
- use white lithium or heavier grease on all moving parts
- check for loose hardware as with that securing the window regulators (if equipped)
- wiring for chafing damage and remediate
- inspect innder door panel for the usual water intrusion warp and damage
- perhaps new window scraper, if not already ...

Finally, when done, check and adjust the handle where the door patch pull rests in the handle lever inside the door. You want ever so slight free play. Like a clutch cable adjust .... sort of.

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I know you have to hit a yard for the washer bottle, but I'm curious, what rivet are you popping?

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What?

So I am trying the bolt trick.

While in there, I found that the delaminated speaker magnet had shredded the speaker surround on that speaker. So, screw it...putting in shallow 5.25" next weekend. Who designed that system!

Oh, and broke my "spare" interior door release surround in the process...Who formulated those plastics!

I am not becoming disillusioned with my 240, but I got to say, a V70 is starting to sound good along with its competitors the BMW 5-series wagon, Mercedes E-series wagon, the Passat 1.8T wagon and the rare-as-hens-teeth Passat diesel wagon (with bonus that it is emissions expempt). If I were better at rust repair and paint work, there is an ideal W123 turbo diesel wagon I help a friend look at this morning!

Too bad I helped that guy buy the perfect mechanical condition but cosmetically challenged 940 wagon!

The V70 is a nice car, but a bit of an appliance compared to a 240. It is also much harder to work on. It seems like everything electrical goes through one computer or another. And it was certainly designed after manufacturers realized that dealer mechanics get paid by the hour too.

Greg

Trust me, the E-series and 5-series wagons are worse. I have lurked on the AWD/FWD board a lot. Unless I go old-school with a straight 6 E320 or find a pre-93 5-series, I would have to deal with the same issues. A W123/W124 Mercedes has a following similar to the BB with the same level of online information and an active community.

I am tempted by this every couple of years but since time is on my side, I will likely wait out the perfect red-block wagon. That said, the comfort (and quiet) of the more modern platforms is enticing.

I am pretty sure it is the one in this picture:

http://cleanflametrap.com/doorHandle_files/doorHandle15.jpg

It is one of the pivots and I am pretty sure it faces the rear.

My return stop was actually in pretty good shape on both the "broken" door handle the car developed right after I got it and the junkyard replacement that is in there now. The current one has tossed the pivot three times so far.

I replace the rivets with a good old nut and bolt, blue locktight keeps it together.
Dan

Based on the sellers user ID, I'm guessing he knows what he's talking about...

He lists 4 available, so I'm guessing he has both left and right side handles to choose from after you bid. Best to clarify before bidding though.

$14 for shipping seems pretty steep to me.

Buying off ebay is a bit of a crap shoot on these 'wear' parts. If you can find a donor car at a local yard, you might be better off. Always best to pull handles from a rear door, as rear doors get used less often and are likely less worn.

You can also just swap your broken rear handle into your front door, then fix the rear one when you find a known good part at a good price.

Yes, front/rear door handles are same. Left/right are not.

Donor car for the water bottle too... Perhaps the fellow with the door handles has one and could combine shipping, if you go that route...



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"He lists 4 available, so I'm guessing he has both left and right side handles to choose from after you bid"

Didn't catch that part...

"You can also just swap your broken rear handle into your front door, then fix the rear one when you find a known good part at a good price."

In this case I can't because the only doors I use on this car regularly are driver front and rear.

"f you can find a donor car at a local yard, you might be better off. "

Three months ago I would have but the local PnP just crushed all three of their 240's and have not gotten new ones in yet. The slip-and-slide season has not ramped up yet this year so the number of potential PnP cars is limited.

Did you try both North Ave and Blue Island?

If you need one bad, you can contact my brother in Chicago. I'm sure he has one laying around...

Nope...Are these the LKQ folks or do have names/addresses. Still "new" to the region and only know a few of the places.

I think the North Ave on is the u-pull-it?

Both are LKQ.

If you friend them on Facebook, they will post a link weekly of car that have been added.

That being said, go here:

http://www.lkqselfserve.com/locations/Chicago_LKQ_U-Pull-It-581/recents/

Type in VOLV, and they show that there were 2 240's added in the past week. I haven't found the link for the Blue Island yard yet.

In the second picture the hook that lifts the latch rod is on the left, so it would be for the driver's side. I don't think that they will fit either side. Maybe you get your choice of left or right.

Greg