Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by HH56 On 2018/6/27 22:07:59

Wonder if instead of heat and twist on the shaft there is space to attach and wrap a turn or two of 1/16 wire rope around the shaft. Hook the free end to a spring attached somewhere close by in the door so the spring would put tension on the wire rope and in turn would want to twist the shaft to lift the handle up. If there is room, even better would be to modify some kind of commercial small rope pulley with about a 1" diameter wheel and a groove to hold the wire. Remove the pulley from the hanging part of the assy and attach the wire to it. Drill or rework the center hole and file it square to fit the shaft and slide it on before reinserting the shaft in the latch. That way the wire would have a bigger diameter to pull against for better leverage in raising the handle and pulley could slide off so the handle assy would be easy to remove if needed..

No idea of door construction or space layout or how heavy a spring would be needed but if such would be possible it would be inexpensive, easily removable, and not likely to damage anything hard to come by.