1st Generation Specific 1979-1985 Discussion

Broken Door Handle

Old Jan 10, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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its called i hate my freaking rx7 due to nothing going right when i try to fix the thing.
Old Jan 12, 2005 | 07:19 PM
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yeah i had to get a new one myself. from the looks of it, it broke in the exact same place mine did. what i did is scrounged one in a junkyard from a ghettoed out rx that still had a picture of the assumed owner in it. then i JB welded all around the nasty weak part. its been workin pretty good for me. do you have to climb in from the pass side to open ure door?
Old Jan 12, 2005 | 07:28 PM
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hehe sure do lapis, looks like im buying me some jb weld, after i got my clutch replaced of course
Old Jan 12, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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wait a tic... in ure sig, it says something about a loose aftermarket steeringwheel. whats that about? i have a kragen APC wheel i stuck on mine and no matter how much i torque down the bolts it comes loose as paris hilton within a week. how you do it? locktite?
Old Jan 12, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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its still loose a little LOL, i forgot to change the sig to say, new steering wheel thanks to trammell.



i have no idea, its tight for turning, i can just pull it in and out, like its telescoping even though its not supposed to
Old Jan 18, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by fcrotornut' date='Jan 12 2005, 06:15 PM
its still loose a little LOL, i forgot to change the sig to say, new steering wheel thanks to trammell.



i have no idea, its tight for turning, i can just pull it in and out, like its telescoping even though its not supposed to



It's pushing in and out because the plastic retainers holding the telescoping column from collapsing is either broken or loose. There is a mod you can do to fix that.. There are a bunch of posts on the rx7club.com forum about how to fix it. Good Luck.



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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by partsguy74' date='Jan 18 2005, 07:49 PM
It's pushing in and out because the plastic retainers holding the telescoping column from collapsing is either broken or loose. There is a mod you can do to fix that.. There are a bunch of posts on the rx7club.com forum about how to fix it. Good Luck.



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ill check into that, thanks
Old Jan 19, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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i told you just to buy a new handle! ive had like 14 of these....
Old Jan 19, 2005 | 07:49 PM
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lol i dont want to pay 30 for a new handle when ive got bigger problems to worry about.
Old Jan 19, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by fcrotornut' date='Jan 19 2005, 05:48 PM
lol i dont want to pay 30 for a new handle when ive got bigger problems to worry about.



i know, but now you've spent a day and still have a broken door handle

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