>Wes, You need a new door handle.  When you take the thing apart you
>will find a cylindrical protion of the handle that's split, and
>unrepairable.
>Order the correct handle for your year, there are early and late styles.
>The lock cylinder is held in by a tiny set screw, and can be moved over
>to the new handle intact, or your old tumblers can be carefullly moved
>to the new cylinder that comes with the handle.  I had to drill out the
>plastic panel fasteners holing my plywood inteior panel in place, I
>replaced them with black fasteners from my local auto body supply,
>I've since seen attractive white ones from one of the internet suppliers.
>-Binns 84 Westy

I believe the later handle WILL fit if you shorten the inturned end
to clear the door skin. Apparently this handle is much stronger than
the breakage-prone one. I bought a later one for my 84 from a US
listee for the day mine breaks again.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
64 (3) 473-8863
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut
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