'67 outside door handle needed

[garyk1970]

great! let me send you some $ for at least shipping..... how do i give you "good karma"? pm sent.

Originally Posted by vswingfield

Hi Gary,

Let me check when I get home. I think I still have an old lock that had the bolt break. One of the “ears” on the back came off blocking the bolt fully in the doorframe, trapping me inside. After I removed the inside handle, I could only get 3 of the 4 screws holding the mechanism to the outside handle out because the Phillips head stripped on the last one. I was forced to pry the cage that holds the bolt in place to get out. After that, I had to remove the interior skin to get the now mangled lock out. If I can get the screw out with a pair of vise grips, you are welcome to my old one.

[vswingfield]

Originally Posted by garyk1970

great! let me send you some $ for at least shipping..... how do i give you "good karma"? pm sent.

Hi Gary,

It’s on its way. PM also sent. I even located the original Bargman key. When you get it, you will find some silver goop in the screw holes. This is Permatex Anti-Seize. If there had been some on the screws, that problem would never have existed. I can’t believe that I didn’t put some on back in the early ’90s when I changed the lock the first time. I put either Loctite or Anti-Seize on every fastener that I tighten. It’s absolutely essential when you put a steel thread into aluminum, think sparkplug in a head. I even make it a point to take all my lug nuts off and coat the studs with it. Makes removal a lot easier.

Oh, and the Karma, there is a line below my avatar.