Re: [Amc-list] Eagle door handle

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

You may also want to consider taking the latch assembly apart, cleaning 
out all of the old grease, and re-lubing it. Old grease tends to turn 
into glue. Worst case of that I've seen so far was on my younger 
brother's 1991 Camry. It got so sticky, you couldn't open the doors 
(well, three of them anyway). We spent many hours working on that car 
getting all of the doors to open.

Matt

Jim Blair wrote:
> Seems to be common in cold weather. (Happened to the previous owner of my 
> '82 Spirit so I have used at least 2 of my spares and don't know where the 
> others are right now) I don't have a place to work on it, but I designed a 
> stainless steel replacement paddle that should be easily salable to the Jeep 
> crowd as well (It's the same handle as the tailgate on YJs and I would make 
> it reversible to work on either side. I was shocked to find no-one carried 
> them in any hardware book!)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: "Jamie Smith" <oconner51@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 2:43 AM
> Subject: [Amc-list] Eagle door handle
>  
>  
>> Ok, I was headed to work this morning and when I unlocked my car door and 
>> pulled the door handle nothing happened and the handle just kind of 
>> flopped around. So, I unlocked the passenger side and leaned through to 
>> open the drivers door from the inside, locked the passenger door and 
>> closed it. Got in, started the car, turned on defrosters, got out and 
>> scraped the windows and then realized.......I just latched the door.  So I 
>> retrieved my spare keys and again went in through the passenger side. 
>> Figuring the linkage had come apart I opened up the door panel after work, 
>> only to find that the door handle is broken where the linkage attaches.
>>
>> So, does anyone have a spare drivers side door handle to fit an 86 eagle 
>> wagon? Reasonably priced (can be interpreted as cheap).
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jamie Smith
>> Spokane, WA.
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1968 Rambler American sedan
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