Door Handle Question

[Narrator]

I took my driver's side door panel off yesterday to try and fix a noise coming from my speaker. I thought it was a loose wire, but that became the least of my concerns once I was taking the panel off. The friggin door handle and lock fell out of place and I had to try and reconnect the metal rods to the switches to get it to operate again. I finally struggled to put it back together, but now the handle on the inside is a lot stiffer than it used to. It doesn't have a quick release to it anymore when I let go of it. I hate that I ever messed with it, but any ideas as to why its being that way? I was thinking the metal rods might be touching or rubbing, but id hate to take that thing apart again.

[jamminj6693]

hey there derick, bring it bye yhe shop and i will fix it for you. no big deal. oh, this is jeff, with the 05 black STI my shop is on alt. 220 in botetourt it is Cavalier Tire & Auto you can't miss it, big long blue shop. stop bye anytime i'll take a look at it for you. later dude.

[TheConMan]

I too had this problem. I was having problems with my keyhole falling into my door, so I decided to take of my panel and fix it... When i came to a snag taking the panel off my friend tried to force it off and bent the metal rods.

[Narrator]

hey there derick, bring it bye yhe shop and i will fix it for you. no big deal. oh, this is jeff, with the 05 black STI my shop is on alt. 220 in botetourt it is Cavalier Tire & Auto you can't miss it, big long blue shop. stop bye anytime i'll take a look at it for you. later dude.

Hey Jeff, thanks for the offer to help me but I no longer live in Roanoke now. I moved to Jacksonville, FL as of Wednesday of last week. I think the handle has started to get itself back into a groove now and it feels ok now. Keep that STI running fast, although you know id get you off the line

[subadu]

watch out with that door handle cuz it might break. I used to pull off doors all the time, and one of the most common mistakes is not putting the rods in the right place, where there rubbing against one n other or rubbing against somthing in the door. Even if its working fine now you might be wearing somthing out inside the door, i'd pull it and check again.