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DOOR HANDLES, Replacement |
struckn |
Sep 20 2020, 06:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,069 Joined: 9-November 11 From: South Central York Pennsyvania Member No.: 13,764 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
My '74 914's driver side door handle broke a couple months ago. It cracked in two and I tried JB Weld to get it back together. Seemed to work great until last week when it broke again where I had the JB Weld covering the cracked area and over lapped the pot metal beyond the crack.
So I'm waiting for an after market replacement I ordered from Pelican. Their cost was less then half of an original Porsche replacement Handle's cost. Pelican described the original 914 Handles as one of the major problem areas to fail. We'll see how it goes, the reviews from others say it works, fits and looks the same. I had taken out the original Handle once before. It's not a hard fix. Only concern is how to remove the original Key mechanism from the original handle and install it in the after market Handle. I'll figure it out, can't be too difficult. Oh, when I ordered the replacement Pelican shows it to be the last one that had. Tally Hoe! Doug in New Freedom Pa. |
URY914 |
Sep 20 2020, 07:59 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,693 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
How did your original handle break?
Mounting tab or flapper? |
struckn |
Sep 21 2020, 09:15 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,069 Joined: 9-November 11 From: South Central York Pennsyvania Member No.: 13,764 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
How did your original handle break? Mounting tab or flapper? PULLED THE HANDLE FLAPPER OUT AND THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN. REMOVED THE HANDLE AND SAW THE FLAPER CRACKED AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE BASS ANDWOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PULL THE OPENING MECHANIZUM TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE INSIDE HANDLE STILL WORKS NORMALLY. PELLICAN SAYS THE PORSCHE HANDLES ARE MADE USING POT METAL. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED OUR 914'S ARE OLD AND WE HAVE TO EXPECT THESE THINGS TO SOMETIMES HAPPEN. DOUG |
ClayPerrine |
Sep 21 2020, 11:58 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,470 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
How did your original handle break? Mounting tab or flapper? PULLED THE HANDLE FLAPPER OUT AND THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN. REMOVED THE HANDLE AND SAW THE FLAPER CRACKED AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE BASS ANDWOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PULL THE OPENING MECHANIZUM TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE INSIDE HANDLE STILL WORKS NORMALLY. PELLICAN SAYS THE PORSCHE HANDLES ARE MADE USING POT METAL. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED OUR 914'S ARE OLD AND WE HAVE TO EXPECT THESE THINGS TO SOMETIMES HAPPEN. DOUG Why are you shouting at us? |
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