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- SF Bay Area, CA
Just bumping this because I have a huge problem reinstalling my rear door handle. I already finished my front doors, so i know the way its "supposed" to work.
So you know how you insert your handle back in the door, and slide it to front to slip the fork into the bracket. Then you have to pull the handle out (open) to fit your little nub piece back in before you lock it down. The problem is whenever I pull that handle out to set my nub in place, a spring pops off from inside the door. I can see the spring and put it back. But it pops off every time I pull the handle out far enough to get the nub in place.
Is that cable that goes into the handle adjustable? Can it snap into that holder in various positions to adjust the tension? Even if I do that, I dont see how that spring is going to let it open anyway.
Then once the spring pops off, the door handle never sits flush like it should??
This is the spring that pops off every time I try and put it all back together.
Pulling on the rod cable (in handle) pulls that bracket upwards. Thus, the spring falls out of its slot.
This is killin me, and I'll be spending another 8 hours after work trying to figure it out. I will take the chance of doing my other rear door, just so i can compare the positioning of the spring and misc parts. I did unscrew the nub lockdown until it fell out by accident, but have it all reassembled. Even if that was wrong, it shouldn't be effecting this spring part.
So you know how you insert your handle back in the door, and slide it to front to slip the fork into the bracket. Then you have to pull the handle out (open) to fit your little nub piece back in before you lock it down. The problem is whenever I pull that handle out to set my nub in place, a spring pops off from inside the door. I can see the spring and put it back. But it pops off every time I pull the handle out far enough to get the nub in place.
Is that cable that goes into the handle adjustable? Can it snap into that holder in various positions to adjust the tension? Even if I do that, I dont see how that spring is going to let it open anyway.
Then once the spring pops off, the door handle never sits flush like it should??
This is the spring that pops off every time I try and put it all back together.
Pulling on the rod cable (in handle) pulls that bracket upwards. Thus, the spring falls out of its slot.
This is killin me, and I'll be spending another 8 hours after work trying to figure it out. I will take the chance of doing my other rear door, just so i can compare the positioning of the spring and misc parts. I did unscrew the nub lockdown until it fell out by accident, but have it all reassembled. Even if that was wrong, it shouldn't be effecting this spring part.
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