Andydodge Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Has anyone ever replaced the trunk handle on their Plymouth......my 1940 Oz Dodge uses the same trunk handle/licence plate light holder as a USA 1940 Plymouth and where it fits in the diecast mount it has quite a lot of wear & slop........there is a NOS handle on ebay at present but I am wondering how to replace the handle if I did get the new one as there is a crimped on "sleeve" that holds the handle on & I cannot work out how to remove the sleeve in one piece, let alone replace it afterwards...........anyone got any ideas?........this is the best pic I could find of the rear of the car............thanks........andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1941Rick Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 If you ruin the clip that holds it in you can drill and tap the end of the shaft and used a machine screw and washer to hold it in place.....On my P12, the handle was sloppy in the mechanism so i removed it and found the shaft had a big groove where it fit thru the latch...cure...weld up and file till it fit properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted January 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Thanks Shel & Rick...........had never thought of using tile pliers..........thanks, andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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