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Inside Door Handle #1 This topic is about my 1972 MG MGB
RichW Richard Wichman Iola, KS, USA Sign in to contact 1972 MG MGB "Ducky"	Topic Creator (OP) Sep 25, 2018 05:56 PM Joined 8 years ago 433 Posts

My RH inside door handle runs out of travel before it will trip the latch. It acts like it needs the rod shortened but I don't see a way to adjust it. Is it new handle time or is there a repair?

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Re: Inside Door Handle #4
RichW Richard Wichman Iola, KS, USA Sign in to contact 1972 MG MGB "Ducky"	Topic Creator (OP) Sep 25, 2018 08:08 PM Joined 8 years ago 433 Posts

In reply to # 3815954 by tahoe36c Richard,

Make sure you are not confusing the door lock rods with the door opener rods...

They are different lengths.

Just trying to help....

The door lock rod has a screw adjustment on the end. The latch rods just have a plastic connector in the middle and I don't see any adjustment unless there is something I am missing ( I hope!).

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Re: Inside Door Handle #5
tahoe36c Paul Hruza Panama City, FL, USA Sign in to contact 1969 MG MGC GT "Little Red Rocket..." 1972 MG MGB GT "Tiny Dancer" 2002 Harley-Davidson Dyna	Sep 25, 2018 08:30 PM Joined 10 years ago 13,244 Posts

Richard,

You are absolutely correct! My doors are not yet installed so I am here looking at the passenger side...

Only the locking rod has an adjustable end.

I just measured the total travel of the latching rod (at the point where it is inserted into the actual latching mechanism) to see how far it moves to pop the latch. Mine moves about 1/2 inch and it pops. It does not move much farther beyond that... Maybe 1/16".

I cannot imagine why yours is not working.

Is you left working properly? Can you somehow compare the two? Maybe it is a latch problem and not the rod length...?

Those who confuse Burro and Burrow don't know their @ss from a hole in the ground...

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Re: Inside Door Handle #6
RichW Richard Wichman Iola, KS, USA Sign in to contact 1972 MG MGB "Ducky"	Topic Creator (OP) Sep 25, 2018 09:44 PM Joined 8 years ago 433 Posts

In reply to # 3815969 by tahoe36c Richard,

You are absolutely correct! My doors are not yet installed so I am here looking at the passenger side...

Only the locking rod has an adjustable end.

I just measured the total travel of the latching rod (at the point where it is inserted into the actual latching mechanism) to see how far it moves to pop the latch. Mine moves about 1/2 inch and it pops. It does not move much farther beyond that... Maybe 1/16".

I cannot imagine why yours is not working.

Is you left working properly? Can you somehow compare the two? Maybe it is a latch problem and not the rod length...?

Paul, Thank you for that measurement. I will compare that to how far mine needs to move to trip the latch tomorrow. I guess it could be wear in the latch, not the handle.

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Re: Inside Door Handle #7
Mustangsix Jack Collins Oviedo, FL, USA Sign in to contact 1969 MG MGC GT 1973 MG MGB GT	Sep 26, 2018 09:04 AM Top Contributor Joined 13 years ago 5,869 Posts

I think the latches are slotted to allow some fore and aft adjustment.

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Re: Inside Door Handle #8
Jcrcleeman John Leeman Burton Pidsea, East Yorkshire, UK Sign in to contact 1955 Morris Minor 1978 MG MGB	Sep 27, 2018 02:24 PM Joined 7 years ago 145 Posts

Fitted mine last week and yes he rods are different at the ends.
(The white stuff in the picture is my "liberal" application of white grease!)

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Re: Inside Door Handle #9
Jcrcleeman John Leeman Burton Pidsea, East Yorkshire, UK Sign in to contact 1955 Morris Minor 1978 MG MGB	Sep 27, 2018 02:35 PM Joined 7 years ago 145 Posts

....Also found it very easy to rebuild the door and fit it fully loaded.

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Re: Inside Door Handle #10
Wachtmans Wouter Strodijk OVERVEEN, Noord Holland, Netherlands Sign in to contact 1974 MG MGB "The Bee" 1974 MG MGB "The Bee" 1974 MG MGB MkIII "The Bee"	Sep 27, 2018 05:20 PM Joined 12 years ago 675 Posts

You can bend them some to shorten the travel and get the latch to close flat to the door. Easy.

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Re: Inside Door Handle #2
chris Chris Roop (RIP) Pendleton, OR, USA Sign in to contact	Sep 25, 2018 07:38 PM Top Contributor Joined 25 years ago 43,805 Posts

Re: Inside Door Handle #3
tahoe36c Paul Hruza Panama City, FL, USA Sign in to contact 1969 MG MGC GT "Little Red Rocket..." 1972 MG MGB GT "Tiny Dancer" 2002 Harley-Davidson Dyna	Sep 25, 2018 07:56 PM Joined 10 years ago 13,244 Posts

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