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- From: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
- Subject: Re: Door Handles are a Pain in the *@!
- Date: 25 Jan 1993 17:31:46 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- References: <1993Jan25.150715.24180@linus.mitre.org> <C19Eso.8uC@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>
- Reply-To: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
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- In a previous article, ptrei@bistromath.mitre.org (Peter Trei) says:
-
- >In article <C19Eso.8uC@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> jfreder@healthy.uwaterloo.ca (Jody Frederick) writes:
- >>Hello to all: I have a problem that I've seen discussed in this newsgroup
- >>before, but I forget the solution that was suggested. My door handles of
- >>my VW Jetta are all sticking and it's happened in every VW I've ever
- >>owned. We've never quite known how to fix it, we've adapted. However, my
- >>four door is now a 1/2 door (all but the driver's side are completely
- >>stuck!!). I'd really appreciate it if some kind person out there would
- >>please tell me how to fix this annoyance before I have to resort to
- >>entering my car through its sunroof (no snickering, it's happened before).
- >
- >I had this problem too, and solved it with r.a.vw advice.
- >
- > I used WD-40 and white lithium grease aerosols. If you take off
- >the outside door handle and the plate which carries the dead bolt on
- >the edge of the door, and unscrew the inside locking button, you
- >should get enough access (if not, you'll have to pop off the inside
- >door panel, which is a minor hassle).
- >
- > Spray all parts with the lithium grease (it's kind of messy), work
- >the mechanism back of forth, then reassemble. It worked like a charm.
- >
- > Peter Trei
- > ptrei@Mitre.org
- er...umm..hate to pick, but what exactly are you recommending he grease up?
- when i do this, i just pull back the weather stripping a tad, unscrew #1
- phillips screw, and then pop off chrome trim from door handle and unscrew
- phillips screw #2, then i pull carefully and out comes the door handle
- mechanism! Then i grease them up, and put it back...are you using a different
- handle design? or am i missing something here?(like, for instance, what
- is supposed to be greased) Thanx!
- DREW
-