Re: droopy outside door handle
Posted by HH56 On 2020/11/10 12:14:46
The Clippers have a different latch and handle so do not use that particular spring. There is a spring which conceivably could be weak but I believe the droop is more likely caused by wear either on the square shaft attached to the handle or the square holes in the pair of latch release cams the shaft fits into -- or both.
I believe some have corrected the droop by heating and twisting the shaft to offset the droop in both Clippers and the conventional bodies. IMO, that procedure is troublesome because the shaft could be damaged by too much heat and is at best a time consuming trial and error thing. Too much twist and the handle will point upward which to me would be just as irritating and not enough, it will still droop. Without the handle spring, not sure what other alternatives there would be other than find better parts or maybe add some other type balance spring that would only work on lifting the handle. You could probably add a torsion spring near the latch by modifying the shaft a tiny amount. If there is significant wear that might also raise the handle instead of leveling it though.
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I believe some have corrected the droop by heating and twisting the shaft to offset the droop in both Clippers and the conventional bodies. IMO, that procedure is troublesome because the shaft could be damaged by too much heat and is at best a time consuming trial and error thing. Too much twist and the handle will point upward which to me would be just as irritating and not enough, it will still droop. Without the handle spring, not sure what other alternatives there would be other than find better parts or maybe add some other type balance spring that would only work on lifting the handle. You could probably add a torsion spring near the latch by modifying the shaft a tiny amount. If there is significant wear that might also raise the handle instead of leveling it though.
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