Titch's newest problem - door handle

titch · Post by **titch** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:08 pm

ok the door handle thing to open my passender side door from inside is very very slack and just about opens it and no more, is there any way i can fix this?

i dont like seeing my polo unwell

yumzone · Post by **yumzone** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:07 pm

... I have the same problem on both my doors plus they squeak a bit when pulling to open

titch · Post by **titch** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:05 pm

so does no 1 know how to fix it as its annoying

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:37 pm

Mine squeak too a bit on use. The door pull is connected to a cable which hooks onto the door mechanism. To investigate the slackness, strip the door down by removing the door card and and sound deadening, then inspect the door pull and cable to see if it's broken or misshaped in some way

To remove the door trim:

1. Remove screw from doorcard - its nearest the door shut at the front of the door, can't miss it.
2. Prise the plastic insert in the door handle off (it sits just behind the door pull there) to reveal two more screws. They're quite deep-set so you might need a longer screwdriver to remove them.
3. Remove the door card.
4. Remove the sound deadening. IIRC I nearly lost a couple of the clips that hold the material in place so watch out

To replace the door trim follow those four steps in reverse!

I'm going to be changing my own door pulls in a couple of weeks time so will do a DIY guide with photos then

Cheers

titch · Post by **titch** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:19 pm

thanks si ill go give it a wee go the now(although its probably not best to do it in the dark

titch · Post by **titch** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:30 pm

ok i took out first screw but now im lost

you'll need to break it down a bit more as i dont know a lot

titch · Post by **titch** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:36 pm

ok i prized sommit off near the door pull and i think i broke it but it didnt reveal any screws

titch · Post by **titch** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:43 pm

and whats "sound deadening"

dino · Post by **dino** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:47 pm

titch wrote:and whats "sound deadening"

Answer is in the question really - Sound deadening kills sound ie road noise.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:50 pm

Hmmm I will have to find some pics for this then

I lost all mine when my computer went up the spout at the weekend and I reformatted the disc!

titch · Post by **titch** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:26 pm

dino wrote:
titch wrote:and whats "sound deadening"
Answer is in the question really - Sound deadening kills sound ie road noise.

ok so what does "sound deadening" look like

yeh si i think you may need pics also

inder · Post by **inder** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:33 am

its the black foamy stuff behind the door card

I think there is some picture thread about removing a doorcard on this forum... not sure? hopefully you will find it

easy once you have done it the first time

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Titch's newest problem - door handle

Titch's newest problem - door handle

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