The Ford Barn

drolston · 12-21-2021, 10:39 PM

Occasionally when I turned the driver door handle down, it slipped and did not unlatch the door. If I pushed in on it and turned, it would work. That had me worried that I could end up locked out of the car if the passenger door was locked.

A little homework on door handles revealed that the screw at the base of the handle, under the weather seal, had worked loose. I was probably too timid when I put things together after replacing the springs in the latch mechanism. Tightened it up and that little scare is resolved. Maybe I will apply some loc-tite.

Just a reminder to all that that little bugger may need to be tightened up once in a while.

12-21-2021, 10:39 PM	#1
drolston Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,811	1941 Door Handle Occasionally when I turned the driver door handle down, it slipped and did not unlatch the door. If I pushed in on it and turned, it would work. That had me worried that I could end up locked out of the car if the passenger door was locked. A little homework on door handles revealed that the screw at the base of the handle, under the weather seal, had worked loose. I was probably too timid when I put things together after replacing the springs in the latch mechanism. Tightened it up and that little scare is resolved. Maybe I will apply some loc-tite. Just a reminder to all that that little bugger may need to be tightened up once in a while.