So your door handle doesnt work - DIY w/ pics
#78
Driver School Candidate
I'm looking for a door assembly for the drivers side door of my 1992 SC300. The rod broke. Aliga, Do you have one?
Last edited by mooreboysc; 04-08-08 at 06:53 PM.
#82
Racer
The real problem is that pushing the bar through the connector does not bulge the tip enough to keep it from popping back though the hole, if the geometry is not exactly right. And once the bar is bent, the geometry is of course off. The connector could benefit from being several thousanths of an inch larger, or the hole that much smaller.
But needless to say, the real key is to not lower that window once this problem occurs.
Thanks to b1ackhawk, nism0 and LesMan for posting pics of this confined area. Since you are doing this all by feel, it helps to know what's in there.
#85
Racer
As a follow up to the fix on Hildi's car, the rod has snapped right where it forks - it must have been weakened when it was bent by the lowering window.
CL member DJ420a has come up with the best fix yet in such cases- fabricating a new rod entirely! Details at this thread:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=362714
When you fabricate the rod yourself, you have the advantage of drilling a hole at the end of the rod. This allows the use of a cotter pin to secure it in place after insertion into the hole of the door handle, so even if the plastic clasp fails later on, the rod stays put.
CL member DJ420a has come up with the best fix yet in such cases- fabricating a new rod entirely! Details at this thread:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=362714
When you fabricate the rod yourself, you have the advantage of drilling a hole at the end of the rod. This allows the use of a cotter pin to secure it in place after insertion into the hole of the door handle, so even if the plastic clasp fails later on, the rod stays put.
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Thanks for everyone who contributed to this thread. I fixed my passenger door this past weekend and it was pretty simple. Cost was $2.68 and about an hour of my time.
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If I knew about this issue and the fix earlier I would of done it as preventitive maintenance. Last thing you want is getting stuck having to replace the entire assembly when you can just replace a $2 plastic piece now to avoid any issues.