Yup, common problem.
As I recall you need to bend either the arm on the latch or the part
it pushes on slightly so that the outer handle doesn't need to move as
far to open the door.
Jeff
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On Oct 9, 2009, at 10:03 AM, "JON KLIGERMAN" <[email protected]> wrote:
Periodically the outside door handle of my '82 Spider gets stuck
with the pull
extended out and the latch mechanism unusable from the outside of
the car.
When this happens the mechanism works normally from the inside of
the car.
The latch works by a 'C' shaped knuckle attached to the outside
handle pushing
against a small flat piece of metal which is part of the latching
mechanism on
the thickness of the door which engages that part of the latch
mechanism on
the door jam itself to keep the door closed. When the handle gets
stuck
extended out, the flat piece of metal gets caught in the 'C' shaped
knuckle
that is part of the outside door handle. So far I have not figured
a way to
prevent this from happening. Is this familiar with anyone and, if
so, does
anybody have a fix or solution?
Thanks very much!
Jon
1982 Spider Veloce
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