Door Handle broken again
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 22:41
Yes - the usual weak spot on the door handle, but this time it was both sides of the handle
This is what's left of the old repair that lasted 3 years
The other side was cracked and the threaded part loose[/img]
So I cut a small plate and drilled a hole to accept the threaded part as a press fit and attached it using the screw that holds the lock in place. I realise I am moving the stress to another post which will probably break in time but don't have much choice. I guess the first one lasted 30 years.
I put a bed of Gorilla glue behind the plate so should be pretty strong I hope. The glue expands so had to trim some of it off. Have fitted it to the car and all seems good so far.
This is what's left of the old repair that lasted 3 years
The other side was cracked and the threaded part loose[/img]
So I cut a small plate and drilled a hole to accept the threaded part as a press fit and attached it using the screw that holds the lock in place. I realise I am moving the stress to another post which will probably break in time but don't have much choice. I guess the first one lasted 30 years.
I put a bed of Gorilla glue behind the plate so should be pretty strong I hope. The glue expands so had to trim some of it off. Have fitted it to the car and all seems good so far.