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It is a torsion spring. Looks like the wire diameter is .062 and fits over a .312 diameter shaft. The shaft looks like it would push out if one were careful to support the pot metal. You may be able to find something locally at a UK supplier. It has only 3 turns or coils to fit in the narrow space so that may be an issue finding the same.
Posted on: 2014/11/17 11:29
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You could try Century Spring, probably a stock spring or something easily adapted. But it also looks like a real easy spring to make yourself.
View this little tutorial; for something so small with only 3 turns you don't need a lathe, just a piece of wooden dowl with a suitable diameter. http://www.deansphotographica.com/machining/projects/springs/springs.html
Posted on: 2014/11/17 11:32
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Thanks for the photo O.D - just another thought : both of the handles that have failed on my car were "first issue" handles - I understand that a "second issue" was introduced fairly early on in production of the 22nd Series which had a second screw through an extension of the back plate casting. This screw went though the extended back plate and was visible on the outside - perhaps someone has had some problems with the second series too if so we need to know - or are ALL the failures of the casting occurring in the first series ? - if the latter then perhaps I should be looking for the second series handles as replacements I'm sure they MUST fit ? That then leads to a question : how and what was the second screw fixed into ?
Having taken my offending handle off the car the problem was that the casting was broken, not just a broken spring. My Restorer thinks there's very little chance of removing and replacing these springs anyways as he thinks the casting would break under the pressure - even if we could find or make a correct spring ! Thoughts please - and anyone out there got some handles ? Michael
Posted on: 2014/11/25 11:44
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The later style handles can fail as well but only due to very heavy use. I have seen a few that were broken.
There was a captive nut on a reinforcing plate inside the door for the second screw on the later type door handle. Some photos in this old thread. 22nd Series door handle
Posted on: 2014/11/25 19:04
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