Door handle question
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3rd Gear Member
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: San Angelo, TX
Door handle question
I am not sure if anyone else is having this problem, but both door handles on my car stick out when the door is closed. Its like the spring or something doesn't retract the handle back in the door. Any ideas on what it would take to fix it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,632
From: Southern California
lol im way out of warranty, I was going to take off the door panel and see if there was a loose screw. it was a lot worse so i put some good old WD 40 on it.
if you figure it out, let me know!
if you figure it out, let me know!
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 853
From: Lake Worth, FL.
Some 2005-2008 Mustang vehicles may exhibit an exterior door handle not flush in the closed position. This may result in a loose handle, rattle noise, hard to open, and/or door self locks when opening outside handle. (Figure 1)
1. Raise the door window glass to the full up position.
2. Remove the door trim panel.
3. Position the watershield aside.
4. Raise the manual lock rod to the unlock position. (Figure 2)
5. Disconnect the exterior door handle actuating rod from the front door latch assembly.
Open the retaining clip and disconnect the actuating rod. (Figures 3 through 5)
6. Reinstall the exterior door handle actuating rod back into the clip.
NOTE: DO NOT PUSH PIN BACK INTO HANDLE. (FIGURE 6)
a. Position the actuating rod into clip in a neutral or bias up position.
b. Close the retaining clip and test the system to ensure that the exterior door handle is operating correctly
c. Adjust the actuating rod as necessary.
NOTE: DO NOT BIAS THE ROD DOWN AND DO NOT BIAS THE FRONT DOOR LATCH.
NOTE: IF EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN, OR THE METAL PIN IS PULLED OUT OF THE SPRING ON THE BACK OF THE DOOR HANDLE, THEN REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE
7. Position back the watershield.
8. Install the door trim panel.
1. Raise the door window glass to the full up position.
2. Remove the door trim panel.
3. Position the watershield aside.
4. Raise the manual lock rod to the unlock position. (Figure 2)
5. Disconnect the exterior door handle actuating rod from the front door latch assembly.
Open the retaining clip and disconnect the actuating rod. (Figures 3 through 5)
6. Reinstall the exterior door handle actuating rod back into the clip.
NOTE: DO NOT PUSH PIN BACK INTO HANDLE. (FIGURE 6)
a. Position the actuating rod into clip in a neutral or bias up position.
b. Close the retaining clip and test the system to ensure that the exterior door handle is operating correctly
c. Adjust the actuating rod as necessary.
NOTE: DO NOT BIAS THE ROD DOWN AND DO NOT BIAS THE FRONT DOOR LATCH.
NOTE: IF EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN, OR THE METAL PIN IS PULLED OUT OF THE SPRING ON THE BACK OF THE DOOR HANDLE, THEN REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE
7. Position back the watershield.
8. Install the door trim panel.
Last edited by partsbill; Sep 30, 2008 at 06:13 AM.
