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Door handle falling off
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Craig Hendrickson
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I posted this in the 55-56 section, but it may well apply to earlier years.

On my 55 Pat the D-side front door handle falls off at times. I believe this is due to two things: the internal spring which fits into a groove on the 4-sided pivot has gotten weak over the years and it is a poor design anyway.

This is my fix on my 55 Pat which will also be applied to my 56 Panther. Hopefully, others will find it useful.

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Remove the original spring with a pair of needle nose pliars. It will come right out with some twisting.

The trick is to find a way to drill the access hole and the hole to-be-tapped. I chucked the handle up in my bench vice between a couple of wooden blocks. I used a portable hand drill to drill the holes. I used a 1/8in allen-head set screw which requires a 13/64 hole for the 1/4-20NC thread of the set screw. I ended up using a 7/32 drill instead due to the fact I was using the makeshift jig. The access hole is larger than the OD of the set screw threads, of course.

Just screw the allen-head set screw with the appropriate allen wrench into the hole and push the lever onto the 4-sided pivot and tighten it down by hand.

Hope this helps someone.

Craig

Posted on: 2017/3/30 21:30
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Re: Door handle falling off
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We think alike and the fix works well. I used a smaller screw than you did. Decided a few days after the first post to take the handle off again to drill the small depression in the shaft at the mark so the screw would have a divot to bite into.http://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=146304#forumpost146304

Posted on: 2017/3/30 22:03
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Re: Door handle falling off
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Craig Hendrickson
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Howard,

Nice -- your jig is much better than my ad hoc wooden one. I missed your earlier thread and I figured someone had figured this out before, but "great minds think alike" LOL!

Craig

Posted on: 2017/3/31 1:03
Nuke them from orbit, it's the only way to be sure! Ellen Ripley "Aliens"
Time flies like an arrow. Frui
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