originally there was a slight tension in the spring positioning - "two handed" is the common condition after 40 years, might just try fiddling with the hinges and latch mounting a bit, or learn to push the button with yer thumb while you pull the top edge with fingers on the same hand grin

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world" John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics & Rust-a-holics Unanimous parking lot