My Door Handle Broke
04-11-2003, 01:24 PM
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My passenger door handle (on the outside) will no longer open the door. Its raining outside right now so I haven't had a chance to mess with it. The handle from the inside still opens the door. I also noticed my drivers side is starting to become hard to open. Any quick tips I can take while I wait for the rain to stop.
04-11-2003, 02:12 PM
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yep take the drivers side out and oil the hell out of it, they are $200 and your are **** outta luck for the one you broke. When one of mine broke, I tried every type of super epoxy/glue on the market, all failed 
04-11-2003, 03:34 PM
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on the passenger side, you probably broke the clip that holds the rod that connects the handle to the latch.
On the interior of the DOOR, there is a metal rod that reaches up from the latch to the handle. a plastic clip is used to retain the rod. i've seen it break before, causing the exact same prob. Try to jimmy-rig it if you broke it (and it's not just seperated), or try to get one of the clips off a parts car. I don't have any more, sorry.
On the interior of the DOOR, there is a metal rod that reaches up from the latch to the handle. a plastic clip is used to retain the rod. i've seen it break before, causing the exact same prob. Try to jimmy-rig it if you broke it (and it's not just seperated), or try to get one of the clips off a parts car. I don't have any more, sorry.
04-11-2003, 05:12 PM
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FC door handles break more often than FD's i'm sure. I've gone thru 3 of them. and i've always been carful. Granted they were used when i bought them, but still for god sake. I am going to just invest in some new ones from Mazda Trix. 60 bucks a piece. and save alot more time and hassle.
04-11-2003, 05:20 PM
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Here you go man. Pretty cheap as of right now.
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04-11-2003, 05:40 PM
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Just got back from inspecting what happened. The one plastic piece that sits up against a metal bracket leading down the door came apart. I looked at the drivers side, and there is a little give, so i'm guessing there is a little clip or some sort of dowel that holds them together. This is something that can be "rigged" up for sure, might take a little patience but its doable. Thanks for all the help guys 