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> Problem: loose stud on door handle, More problems
bbrock
post Jul 10 2017, 04:30 PM
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Hoping to get some BTDT wisdom. I'm simply trying to remove the passenger side door handle and hit a major snag. The little M6 stud that attaches to the tab on the outer part of the handle is just spinning free so I can't get the self-locking nut off.

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It isn't broken, it is still attached to the tab on the door handle, but loose inside. I've tried soaking the nut with PB Blaster, heating it with a propane torch, and trying to wedge a flat blade screw driver against the stud in an attempt to create more friction resisting the stud turning than needed to break the nut loose. There isn't a lot of room in there to work and I know from sad experience how easy it is to break the pot metal on these things. The only options I see now involve a drill and destroying the stud, or drilling in from the outer (tab) side to try to pin the stud enough to get the nut off. Either way, I need to make sure there is a path forward for a good repair. Even better would be the third option that you are going to tell me about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Jul 11 2017, 04:36 PM
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I have a ton of spare door handles if you happen to go that route after you cut it off.
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bbrock   Problem: loose stud on door handle   Jul 10 2017, 04:30 PM
mepstein   Can you dremel off the nut?   Jul 10 2017, 04:41 PM
bbrock   Can you dremel off the nut? I thought about tha...   Jul 10 2017, 04:59 PM
arne   If the stud is spinning, it has a problem and ther...   Jul 10 2017, 05:54 PM
Specracer   im dealing with the same issue. I'll be cuttin...   Jul 10 2017, 07:38 PM
bbrock   im dealing with the same issue. I'll be cutti...   Jul 10 2017, 07:49 PM
URY914   I believe that someone here on World can repair ...   Jul 10 2017, 08:59 PM
bbrock   I believe that someone here on World can repair...   Jul 10 2017, 09:59 PM
jeffdon   I believe that someone here on World can repair...   Jul 26 2017, 08:42 AM
URY914   [quote name='URY914' post='2505145' date='Jul 10 ...   Jul 26 2017, 05:12 PM
Garold Shaffer   The only way I have ever been able to get them off...   Jul 10 2017, 07:53 PM
jmalone   I cut off the stud or nut and then used a SS butto...   Jul 10 2017, 08:48 PM
bandjoey   Cut a slot on the end for a small blade screwdrive...   Jul 10 2017, 11:12 PM
Garold Shaffer   Cut a slot on the end for a small blade screwdriv...   Jul 11 2017, 07:57 AM
bbrock   Cut a slot on the end for a small blade screwdri...   Jul 11 2017, 02:47 PM
colingreene   I have a ton of spare door handles if you happen t...   Jul 11 2017, 04:36 PM
bbrock   I have a ton of spare door handles if you happen ...   Jul 21 2017, 04:25 PM
bbrock   Okay, after cutting the nut loose and getting my d...   Jul 25 2017, 09:32 PM
scallyk9   3. Finally, anyone know where to find a replacemen...   Jul 26 2017, 09:24 PM
URY914   3. Finally, anyone know where to find a replaceme...   Jul 27 2017, 04:35 AM
914Sixer   Just get another door handle. The crack it going ...   Jul 26 2017, 06:32 AM
URY914   RE: Problem: loose stud on door handle   Jul 26 2017, 05:16 PM
bbrock   Well... if this was a part buried deep in the car ...   Jul 27 2017, 08:25 PM


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