Door Handle went kaput...
Hey guys my buddy went to go open the passenger door last night and the door handle came loose and somethin fell inside the door.. so now you can't open the door as for the left of the handle pulls out.. is this fixable or do I need a new handle?? I imagine this is a pain in the ass to change.. anyway the car is an 89 TC. Thanks Mangs
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it's fixable... you will need the plastic rod clips as that's probably what dropped and the rod is what you heard fall.
you can find assorted packs of those clips in the HELP section of most parts houses.
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
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Been there, done that. Pull the door panel off and reattach the rod to the handle again. as slymer pointed out, you can get new plastic clips on the HELP isle at the parts store.2003 Town Car Signature - 3.27 RAR, Dual exhaust and J-mod - SOLD 9/2011
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does the handle seem like its moving normally or no? The other failure is the pot metal cracks at the pivot and the handle halfway comes out of the frame on one side. Usually only happens on the driver's side though. if the handle moves like it ought to, its the clip.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Ok thanks guys.. and no its sure doesn't move normal lol when you go to pick it up it wants to pop out form the left sideComment
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just a note......look at the "other" side from the rod attachment on the inside...if the lil spring and rivet is missing you will need to put that back in too...mine fell out,which caused the rod to disconnect...also these door handles are lincoln only...but at least they unbolt..(marquis and ltd are riveted in)Comment
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if the rivet fell out, you got lucky. A lot of the time the pot metal around the rivet cracks away and you have to replace the handle assembly.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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