Gaz Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 pics of his mrs ? x 10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muly Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 It seems that this video is a bit miss leading, in dealership we used to slacken off the bolt lift the handle to approx half free play and tighten the bolt at the same time, also worth mentioning the bolt has a left hand thread which I think explains a few peoples problems. Once adjusted the mechanism needs lubricating some sort of spray grease is best (do it with window up) use a can with a long tube and spray though the access holes and down the side of the outer handle in the upward position. Hope this helps. echo the above s spender is 100% right,the bolt needs to be slackened off first before you tighten it up, otherwise you run the risk of stretching the bolt and damage to the threads or worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Damn I was hoping that this would work on my drivers side! I recall many years back on my 330ci I had the same issue and the doorcard had to come off and there was a simple fix of cable tieing 'something' together to that there wasn't as much slack in the mechanism - any ideas? My memory is rubbish and can't for the life of me remember what the fix was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewjak Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 i found that if you put the window down first, then loosen the bolt off shut the door , open it from the inside handle,( as the external one will not work) and then retighten the bolt ..the door works fine again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj1982 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 i done this fix it works but only for a couple of days then need to do it again.why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spawn Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 mines got really bad now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s17ewo Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 sorry for the donse question guys, when you say sticking, do you mean it pulls out half way, and then needs another good tug to actually oppperat the latch??this is what both of mine are like, i tried just tightenng this the other day, didnt really have much effect if im honest....any more suggestions guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 sorry for the donse question guys, when you say sticking, do you mean it pulls out half way, and then needs another good tug to actually oppperat the latch??this is what both of mine are like, i tried just tightenng this the other day, didnt really have much effect if im honest....any more suggestions guys... Thats my understanding of it too, and my driver side is like this. I tried it and didn't do anything, I tried the window down method and sprayed some WD40 down there for good measures and lasted all of 2 days and now its sticking again! Anyone have any other ideas? other than taking the doorcard off and investigating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 my drivers door is pretty hard to release compared to the pass one. little screw is fully tight. Anything else that can cause stickyness? I need to give it a good pull to open it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muly Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 pablo- Did you slacken the screw off first ? as it needs to be loosened off so the adjuster can take up the slack, and then tighten the screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Yeah mate i dosed in some grease it seems to have helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckle Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Tried this on the weekend, seems i should have read it properly - Mine wouldnt tighten anymore, well, a very small amount. So reading the different methods, it seems to work by loosening first, then re tightening it again? I remember on my last one i stripped the thread and it went back on itself lol. Dont need to mess about with the handle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebgreen Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Will try this tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savvy Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 cheers for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Did this on mine but has not helped anybody got any suggestions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genbloke Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Did this on mine but has not helped anybody got any suggestions ? Have you tried spraying lube in the areas where the handle enters the door? Do it with the door handle pull out in the "open" position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Yea tried this, made no difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintimperial Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Im gonna do my own DIY about how to give the handle a slap to make it stop sticking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I shall await that then You got a PM from me RE: Coding (unless you already seen it lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robocoupe Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Just done mine on both doors Worked a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 why does this not work on mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintimperial Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) When I saw you'd posted in this thread, Ricky, it made me think of the other thread ..regarding vehicle-o-philes Why is your for handle so sticky, Ricky?! Edited March 30, 2012 by mintimperial Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 LOL I dont know but its got worse in the heat, might try taking it off but cant find a DIY for that, have tried spray lube as advised and have tried adjusting the bolts as per here but no luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintimperial Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 have tried spray lube Christ, it gets worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintimperial Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Still shuddering at the thought of this, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
