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Shrek_H2
01-16-2006, 04:27 AM
Okay guys and gals....my door handle on passenger door outside gets stuck and then when you try to open the door from the inside it wont open it....

So to explain it another just in case...when you pull the door handle from outside it doesnt go all the way back to its initial position which then you cant open the door from the inside...

Any fixes? before I take the door apart?

I was thinkign of using WD-40 before taking it apart what you think?

Shrek_H2
01-16-2006, 04:27 AM
Okay guys and gals....my door handle on passenger door outside gets stuck and then when you try to open the door from the inside it wont open it....

So to explain it another just in case...when you pull the door handle from outside it doesnt go all the way back to its initial position which then you cant open the door from the inside...

Any fixes? before I take the door apart?

I was thinkign of using WD-40 before taking it apart what you think?

rodster
01-16-2006, 04:42 AM
When you pull the handle from the outside, is there spring tension trying to pull it back to its seated position but it doesn't quite get there? If yes, then my unqualified hallucination is, something is wrong with the green thing or it's related parts. If that's the case, WD-40 will only make a mess.

If you want pics of the door guts, I have others from different angles.

Rotary Flyer
01-16-2006, 02:16 PM
Mine was doing the samething. I sprayed some WD-40 into the door handle around the hinges. Seemed to work for me. I think if these doors don't get used alot they just get dirty and sticky.

Mike S

Shrek_H2
01-16-2006, 09:28 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by rodster:
When you pull the handle from the outside, is there spring tension trying to pull it back to its seated position but it doesn't quite get there? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


Thats exactly it....it pulls it back but it doesnt get there....man i really dont want to pull the door apart...i guess ill wait when i install my new speakers

Shrek_H2
01-16-2006, 09:29 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Rotary Flyer:
Mine was doing the samething. I sprayed some WD-40 into the door handle around the hinges. Seemed to work for me. I think if these doors don't get used alot they just get dirty and sticky.

Mike S </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


Hmmmmmm...i guess i will try it out then...lol

DDWH
01-16-2006, 09:33 PM
Use Tri-flow.

rodster
01-16-2006, 09:58 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Shrek_H2:

Hmmmmmm...i guess i will try it out then...lol </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Worth a try. Worst case, if you have to crack the door open later you have a little clean-up to do. If you pull the rectangular, plastic panel behind the inside door handle you'll have better access than shooting blind through a stuck-in straw.

The door panel really isn't hard to get off. Be patient and work your way around the edge so you don't put sideways stress on the fasteners as you remove them.

It\'s a Dry Heat
01-17-2006, 05:08 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Tri-flow </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
http://www.triflowlubricants.com/

Chewy
02-27-2006, 01:18 PM
I've got the same problem and WD40 does not work. There definitely is a lack of spring tension pulling the handle back in. Does anyone know what part needs to be replaced to fix this? The whole handle?

Thanks.

VTSTOMPER
02-27-2006, 04:24 PM
Wonder if the spring flipped?