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| | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3 | How do I replace the door handle "anti-droop" springs in my 1941 Chevy Pickup? These are parts that Jim Carter sells. They are on page 21.
Please assume that I am totally clueless, because I am!
Thanks for your help!
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 | I'll be watching this one myself... my '37's handles are getting a bit droopy too so I'll have to do this job sometime soon too...  ~Trev | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 | Hey, we all get a little droopy as the years go by. 
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | I have NOT done my yet but have the new springs to do it. Its been a while since I had one of the door latches apart but I think it was relatively simple if I remember correctly. BUT sometimes the problem is not the spring but the "square" hole the handle fits in gets "rounded" out some.
If the square hole is the problem I have read over the years that some guys "weld" the holes up some and then file them back out. One guy put his handle in a vice, heated it up and BENT the handle.
Don't be afraid to tackle it. I hate taking it out more than I do working on them!! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 | That's the way I did mine, Alvin, Bill, Trev and Tiny. I heated the square shaft that goes through the hole in the latch and bent it so the "droop" is gone. It worked great! And Alvin is right. The spring won't do any good if the square hole in the latch is worn or if the shaft on the handle is worn. That is usually the problem, consequently that spring cannot correct the wearing. Joe 
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"Truckin' Around .......... Since 1937!" My name is Joe and I am addicted to Classic Country Music. I just can't hep myself.Operators are standing by to take your calls! Now cruising in the Passing Lane | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | Hey Alvin, maybe just Drill a big Ol hole in the top of the door stick an eye bolt in there an use a bungee strap to hold the handle up ???...LOL !!!!..ya know Im just foolin !...but that would be soem serious REDNECK engineerin!...hehehehee
Tim | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | I just did this a month or so back, and I cant remember!!!
I do remember that the problem wasnt the wear factor, but that so much gunk had built up in the latch mechanism that it wouldnt return properly. I washed and scrubbed it up with wd-40 then greased all the moving parts and they now work great.
Can you take a picture of the mechanism? It would probably refresh my memory.
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