I replaced the whole unit on mine with one from Spitfire Graveyard.  I
think it was less than a tenner.  A lot less than a new one!

cheers
John

--- Greg Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you're lucky, it will just be the loose rod.  However these
> handles are made of a rather flimsy metal which will break,
> particularly if your doors tend to stick and you pull hard
> on the handle to compensate.  The only solution is to replace
> the whole assembly.  (In the short term, you can take off the
> chrome trim piece, clamp locking pliers on the remnants of the
> handle and use that to open the door.  Ask me how I know this...)
> 
> As a work of advice, if using the outside handle from the inside,
> it is awkward to pull on and you may overpull, again particularly
> if your doors are sticky.  This handle isn't exactly the sturdiest
> thing either so you might want to pull gently on the outside handle
> with one hand while pushing the door open with the other.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Greg Rowe
> 
> 
> >From: "St.John, Kenneth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: "St.John, Kenneth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "'James Carruthers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,   spit  
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: Door Handles and Brake Lights x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
> >Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:25:29 -0800
> >
> >James,
> >     I had a similar problem with my door handle.  Like you said, once I
> >pulled the panel off it was fairly obvious.  A thin rod connects the
> handle
> >to the mechanism.  It simply passes through a hole in the handle and
> is 
> >then
> >bent back.  The rod had come loose causing the handle to flop around.
> >     Take off the handle trim plate and the window handle.  Pop off the
> >trim panel and good luck!
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