For what it's worth, they are easily adjusted. There's a Peachparts forum posting about this, here:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/212493-exterior-door-handles-not-unlatching-door-w116.html On 19 January 2022, Allan Streib wrote: > >I didn't know that was adjustable. I have the same issue on my W116 rear passenger door. >Interested in how it's done. > >Allan > >On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, at 12:51 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes wrote: >> Good day all, >> >> My W116 300SD's rear driver's side exterior door handle requires an >> increasingly FORCEFUL tug to open the door. I know I have adjusted this >> once before, but cannot find the information in the factory manuals or in >> my email from this list. >> >> If anyone has any tips... the irony is that I have done this adjustment >> before on the driver's door, so I obviously had the instructions somewhere! >> It would be the same as on the R107, which I also have! >> >> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. >> >> D. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com