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Door Latch Repair 444-544

posted by  Dakar09 on  Wed Feb 27 09:12 CST 2013
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Update on mine...I took the passenger door apart to replace the lock cylinder and lube up the components, and noticed the handle didn't droop on that side.

The door was definitely from a different car, and the lock cylinder was in much better shape, so it is possible to get tight "old" lock cylinders. I assume it was in better shape because the passenger door is likely used a lot less than the driver's door and doesn't wear out as much.

However, whoever did the door swap had put snug-fitting nylon washers on the shaft of the door handle and sandwiched the door sheet metal between those washers and the exterior ring, thus holding it more securely in place. Not sure if this would work for any length of time on the driver's side, so it's not worth taking the door apart again to find out.

How'd your repair work out?






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