 Rebuilding door handles?, I’m not finding a thread |
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| ConeDodger |
 Jan 9 2018, 05:33 PM
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Apex killer!  Group: Members Posts: 23,859 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California 
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Just did a search for door handle rebuild and no-joy. Anyone know of a thread?
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| UROpartsman |
Jan 9 2018, 06:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 294 Joined: 22-October 15 From: Simi Valley, CA Member No.: 19,288 Region Association: None
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Jan 9 2018, 06:50 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,325 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
What exactly do you mean by"rebuild"? Are they broken, or just needed cleaning up and new plastic actuator?
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| Elliot Cannon |
Jan 9 2018, 07:19 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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The last five years or so, I have been totally removing the locks/door latches, inner and outer handles. I degrease them with carb. cleaner or whatever I have on hand at the time, re-lube them, replace the plastic part and re-install. These things can get gummed up pretty badly, hard to open and often break. Time to do it again just before route 66. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| ConeDodger |
Jan 9 2018, 07:20 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,859 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(The Cabinetmaker @ Jan 9 2018, 09:50 PM)  What exactly do you mean by"rebuild"? Are they broken, or just needed cleaning up and new plastic actuator? They are going to be rechromed after GT drilling so the have to come completely apart. Attached image(s) 
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| Larmo63 |
Jan 9 2018, 08:37 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,267 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
Whilst on the subject of 914 door handles, have you ever really taken a good long look at one? They are actually a thing of beauty and no other Porsche sports a door handle quite like it. Very cool. I think they are very mid-century modern as the 914 is THE perfect mid-century sports car.
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| Mueller |
Jan 9 2018, 08:41 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,150 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Jan 9 2018, 05:20 PM) QUOTE(The Cabinetmaker @ Jan 9 2018, 09:50 PM) What exactly do you mean by"rebuild"? Are they broken, or just needed cleaning up and new plastic actuator? They are going to be rechromed after GT drilling so the have to come completely apart. I hope you can drill them more evenly spaced than the drunk that did those (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| TargaToy |
Jan 9 2018, 09:03 PM
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-NONSOLIS RADIOS SEDIOUIS FULMINA MITTO- Group: Members Posts: 706 Joined: 26-March 10 From: DelMarVa Peninsula Member No.: 11,509 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I hope you can drill them more evenly spaced than the drunk that did those (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| ConeDodger |
Jan 9 2018, 10:32 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,859 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(Mueller @ Jan 9 2018, 11:41 PM) QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Jan 9 2018, 05:20 PM) QUOTE(The Cabinetmaker @ Jan 9 2018, 09:50 PM) What exactly do you mean by"rebuild"? Are they broken, or just needed cleaning up and new plastic actuator? They are going to be rechromed after GT drilling so the have to come completely apart. I hope you can drill them more evenly spaced than the drunk that did those (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Oh I agree! When I posted that, I couldn’t find this picture. My friend Rex is a machine shop manager and a Datsun guy. We work on projects together. Right now it’s coilovers for his 510. Rex is going to drill them. It should be very accurate. Just for giggles, we decided to weigh them before and after! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Attached image(s) 
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| Elliot Cannon |
Jan 9 2018, 11:17 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Jan 9 2018, 06:37 PM) Whilst on the subject of 914 door handles, have you ever really taken a good long look at one? They are actually a thing of beauty and no other Porsche sports a door handle quite like it. Very cool. I think they are very mid-century modern as the 914 is THE perfect mid-century sports car. Mid-century?? Actually THIS is a mid-century sports car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| ConeDodger |
Jan 10 2018, 09:31 AM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,859 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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Yes, that’s all very interesting, but how do you get the damned door handle halves apart you tards! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Jan 10 2018, 10:18 AM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,325 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
Drill out the rivet? Better find a replacement rivet first
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| campbellcj |
Jan 10 2018, 11:19 AM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,597 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(The Cabinetmaker @ Jan 9 2018, 09:50 PM) They are going to be rechromed after GT drilling so the have to come completely apart. Did you drill those yourself or source them someplace? I have been interested in a set but don't want to deal with the tools and replating. |
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| bbrock |
Jan 10 2018, 11:26 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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I was able to take one apart and save the rivet by using pliers around one end to smash the peened end back down to where it would fit through the hole. I've done it exactly one time so don't know how repeatable it is, and it took some time. I think a pair of bird banding pliers would make it easy, but who has a pair of those lying around? If you can find proper replacement rivets, that would be the way to go. I couldn't, so wanted to salvage the existing rivet if I could. But the rivets themselves are soft and the peened edge can easily be ground off with a 2" roloc disc on an angle grinder. Just did that last night on a handle I was using for spare parts.
BTW, those GT handles remind me of the old backpacking joke of drilling holes in your toothbrush handle to save weight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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| Andyrew |
Jan 10 2018, 11:31 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,377 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Doesnt Paul URY rebuild them?
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| bbrock |
Jan 10 2018, 11:58 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(Andyrew @ Jan 10 2018, 10:31 AM) Doesnt Paul URY rebuild them? Yes, and here's what he said on another thread about sourcing new pins or reusing the old ones. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2510567 And his method would even shave MORE weight off that handle! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
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| scallyk9 |
Jan 10 2018, 01:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 341 Joined: 16-October 16 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Member No.: 20,499 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(bbrock @ Jan 10 2018, 09:26 AM) I was able to take one apart and save the rivet by using pliers around one end to smash the peened end back down to where it would fit through the hole. I've done it exactly one time so don't know how repeatable it is, and it took some time. I think a pair of bird banding pliers would make it easy, but who has a pair of those lying around? If you can find proper replacement rivets, that would be the way to go. I couldn't, so wanted to salvage the existing rivet if I could. But the rivets themselves are soft and the peened edge can easily be ground off with a 2" roloc disc on an angle grinder. Just did that last night on a handle I was using for spare parts. BTW, those GT handles remind me of the old backpacking joke of drilling holes in your toothbrush handle to save weight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) There's another solution to the rivet. AA does have a long shank/short threaded allen bolt with nylock nut packaged just for this purpose. I wasn't clever enough to remove the rivet so that it would be re-useable, and this fit perfectly. |
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| URY914 |
Jan 10 2018, 07:12 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,370 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Andyrew @ Jan 10 2018, 10:31 AM) Doesnt Paul URY rebuild them? I can rebuild them. The pin is reusable even after filing down one end of it. It's best to reuse the pin because it fits very tight. BTW, in my opinion after rebuilding a few dozen I'll have to tell you they are a shitty design. They can break several different ways and have several weak points. |
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