1990 VW Passet GT. Any short cuts to fixing the drivers door handle apart from replacement it39s pulling away from the door in t

mrfxit, Aug 23, 8:41am
Any short cuts to fixing the drivers door handle apart from replacement.
It's pulling away from the door in the middle of the handle
Probable cost of replacement front brake rotors as well & are they easy enough to swap over (no sneaky tricks)
mrfxit, Aug 23, 8:43am
Ooops forgot I had a thread earlier in the year.
Oh well, seeing as it's parked in my driveway now, I guess I will have to get on to it soon .ish
ceebee2, Aug 23, 8:45am
You could try installing a washer on the inside provided there is some material to bear on.

Average rotor price is $180 / pair + pads
mrfxit, Aug 23, 8:47am
Mmmm worth a shot, but don't know much about how they are held on in the 1st place (clips apparently)

Oh . ouch for him
00quattro00, Aug 23, 9:42am
Rotors are cheap, same as the mk3 golf, I need to get a new handle for mine as its doing the same thing, give qualitat a call and see if they can get you a new one

Is yours an 8v or 16v! auto or man!
mrfxit, Dec 22, 1:28am
1800cc /8v /manual

Back on to this job today.
Repaired the back end panels / bumper & bootlid where the stepsons GF (now EX) backed it in to a pole.
On to some of the other crud today.

Tappets are pretty noisy, whats the guff with settings etc.
Blimin fuel line on to the rail is leaking . (mmm, thinking nasty thoughts there)
Been cleaning up all 4 brake rotors/ pads are fine
Not having any usable luck with google for a workshopmanual
intrade, Dec 22, 1:52am
the tappets are shimmed on some engines and some are hydraulic does the noise somtimes change or is it the same noisy all the time!
mrfxit, Dec 22, 1:54am
Clatters a lot when cold, gets better with heat.
Clatter increases with rev's
intrade, Dec 22, 1:59am
best to take the rocker cover off and check if there are shimms under the cam will have 2 grooves on the bucket same as the toyota shimmssize wise they are not however just the way it is and if there are non shimms on top of the bucket then its hydraulic. and you could try that promarm8 or what ever its called . or get new buckets they cost like 8 euro each from germany
intrade, Dec 22, 2:01am
befor you remove the rocker get some red goop silicone the halfmoons under the rocker need to be gooped in with that stuff again. if your in luck you can see past the cam thru the oil filler on to the shimms. with a torch
00quattro00, Dec 22, 3:36am
There is no manaul for one, although mechanicaly they are indentical to the mk2 and mk3 golf.

They have hydraulic lifters, if they are noisy tip 500ml of atf fluid in it and leave it in for 1000km and then do an oil change
mrfxit, Dec 22, 4:15am
All's well so far.
it's been started up a few times & left somewhere between idling for 5 minutes & giving it a few good varied revs.
Seems to have settled down the tappets.
It was running a bit rough when 1st started but that appears to have had something to do with the loose fuel line /injector rail joint, now that thats tight, it's starting on all 4 cylinders everytime.

now to fix both front door handles .>>> bugger
intrade, Dec 22, 4:46am
my mate in europe used to drive fords now he drives a passat like in the picture and he wants nothing else, said ford is to throw in the binn.
well they do drive like on rails like most good euros and ford escort and there like wooble like jappas all over the place.