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| Author: | Wombat [ Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:29 pm ] |
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Refering to MK1 door handles with the lever inside. Has anyone attemted to tighten or replace the spring inside the lock so the handles don't droop anymore? I know new locks are available but was wondering if it is "repairable" |
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| Author: | Hanra [ Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:07 pm ] |
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Yep there is a coiled flat spring that is inside the lock assy... Mine had actually snapped and caused the handle to sag. I replaced the springs, I bought them BRAND NEW back in the day... from Mini Kingdom. Its not something that u can adjust, u need to replace the spring. I had the locks out when i was painting my car yrs ago. Was a bit of a stuff around job. |
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| Author: | AEG163job [ Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:09 pm ] |
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That's the ticket. If replacing in situ, make sure you stuff some rags in the bottom of the door so that if it flies off, you won't spend hours hunting for it. I'll never forget dropping one once.........had to take the door off and tip it upside down to get the bugger out 
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| Author: | aaron [ Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:07 pm ] |
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Mini spares padstow have them. Well worth buying 
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| Author: | Wombat [ Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:22 pm ] |
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aaron wrote: Mini spares padstow have them. Well worth buying
You mean springs? |
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| Author: | bnicho [ Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:42 pm ] |
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They are called "clock springs". They were about $5 a pair last time I bought them about 8 years ago. |
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| Author: | supercharged 850 [ Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:44 am ] |
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I have found some doors where the droopy handle was infact caused by the shaft and mechanism hole being worn / elongated. Too many heavy hands pushing the external handle too far down had caused the hole in the mechanism (that the shaft passes thru) to become semi-rounded. Can be dodgy-fixed by packing the worn area with a pop-rivet stem..... or fixed properly... |
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| Author: | aaron [ Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:45 am ] |
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Wombat wrote: aaron wrote: Mini spares padstow have them. Well worth buying You mean springs? Yup |
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| Author: | Spaceboy [ Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:33 am ] |
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the owner should just straighten it as they exit the vehicle 
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| Author: | AEG163job [ Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:44 am ] |
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Quote: Wombat wrote:
aaron wrote: Mini spares padstow have them. Well worth buying Part # was HYA3512, but maybe different now. |
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| Author: | 66S [ Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:42 am ] |
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supercharged 850 wrote: I have found some doors where the droopy handle was infact caused by the shaft and mechanism hole being worn / elongated.
Too many heavy hands pushing the external handle too far down had caused the hole in the mechanism (that the shaft passes thru) to become semi-rounded. Can be dodgy-fixed by packing the worn area with a pop-rivet stem..... or fixed properly... You are sooo right here. If you're a little devious, remove the handle, grip the square in a vice and give the catch end a small twist with a Crescent (shifter in Oz). Works a treat! Al |
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| Author: | Flute [ Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:03 pm ] |
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minisport are selling the springs on ebay for $16- plus 50 cents postage. |
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| Author: | Wombat [ Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:25 pm ] |
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MiniSpares Padstow is out of stock at the moment and is expecting some in 3 weeks - $9.95 a pair - I'll wait |
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