Door handle problem

[Volkovich]

I noticed my driver side door was hard to open today. The latch didn't want to open very easily, i.e. you had to squeeze it really hard to finally get the door open.

When I was trying to see what was wrong the latch got stuck in the open position (flush with the handle) and now when you close the door it goes ***bang*** and doesn't close. If you screw around with it the latch eventual springs back.

The inside door release works.

I am assuming I will need to take the inside part of the door apart (any hints accepted) to get to the problem.

Has anyone had this problem and what do I need to do to fix it?

[47silver]

in our 1975 911S the door latch operates a pin. the pin strikes against a small metal plate. the plate moves the mechanism for the lock. the problem occurs because the pin wears a little and the metal plate bends a little and over time the two spread apart so that the pin will not actuate the door latch. when our drivers side door would not open easily i thougth i would inspect and attempt a fix. this is what you could do. take off the door handle and side panels. feel inside the door and move the latch you will feel the pin. a simple fix is to use a very small piece of aluminum about 1/2 inch square and a some double sided tape about the same dimensions. attach the aluminum to the tape. the tape and aluminum should be about 1/4/3/8 inch thick together. Clean the small metal plate with rubbing alcohol and after tje alcohol evaporates. press the double sided tape against the metal plate. the pin will not strike against the aluminum and work
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