Have you ever taken anything apart and wished you had taken better notes or photos? I have.
This post is part of a continuing series of posts that detail the internal construction of various things. This is not intended to be step-by-step instructions for repair/removal/disassembly/etc. Rather, I hope this post (and future posts) can serve as a reference for people who would like visual clues in making their own repairs.
Left Side (Driver's US) Door Handle
The left and right side door handles are mirror images of each other, including the small nylon bits that link them to other parts of the door latch mechanism (not shown in this post, just sayin'). If those nylon bits are broken/loose/sloppy, take care when ordering the replacement. There is a left/right side part number. Such parts are physically different and not interchangable.
- Driver's Side Door Handle
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- Driver's Side Exploded
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Right Side (Passenger US)
I'm Pretty Sure™ these are photos of the right side door handle. The other photos near these photos in my project photo album provide that clue to me.
- Passenger Side Door Handle 01
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Door Lock Linkage
If needed, the door lock linkage arm is still available from Porsche
Left: pn 944-537-261-02-M100
Right: pn 944-537-262-02-M100
- Passenger Side Door Handle 02
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Door Lock Cylinder
- Passenger Side Lock Cylinder Extraction
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Lock Cylinder Exploded
This is definitely the passenger side. You can see the "P" on blue masking tape on the Ziploc bag. Not that it matters, the lock cylinders appeared identical to me in every way and are probably interchangeable. If your drivers side lock cylinder is worn out, you probably can swap it for the passenger lock cylinder.
- Lock Cylinder Exploded
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New Gaskets
New door handle gaskets are available from the usual places and aren't very expensive. Treat yourself and get new ones if you've gone this far already. I also thoroughly cleaned all the old grease and re-lubed the internals with a silicone grease I like.
- New Door Handle Gaskets
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Not Pictured
Each door handle has a micro switch that triggers the power lock/unlock motor when the key is turned in the appropriate direction. This is what causes the other door to also lock/unlock. On my driver's door, only the unlock direction of the micro switch still worked. I swapped the passenger door micro switch onto the driver's door. (Plus, with properly working keyless entry from a car alarm, I shouldn't ever have to slide the key into the door lock. But just in case, I know I can lock and unlock the car on the driver's side without the car alarm remote.)
Finished
I decided to sand them to bare metal and clear coat them. Mine are aluminum. (Also shown is the repainted black hard rubber part of the mirror housing and new mirror-to-door gasket.)
- Door Handles Finished
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