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E- body door handle rubber stops

Posted By: cudascooter

E- body door handle rubber stops - 02/17/15 08:42 PM

Does anyone know if the rubber stops for the outside door handles of a 70 Cuda are available or an alternative that works well? The peice of the handle that you lift up sits below where it should when the rubber is extremely worn.
Posted By: cudascooter

Re: E- body door handle rubber stops - 02/18/15 01:52 AM

Does anyone know? see the arrow in the picture. With a new rubber it would allow the lever to sit flush with the handle.

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Posted By: burdar

Re: E- body door handle rubber stops - 02/18/15 05:00 PM

Would a glove box bumper work in that location?
Posted By: Grizzly

Re: E- body door handle rubber stops - 02/18/15 05:37 PM

That's a good idea Burdar, could trim it with a razor blade until it sets right.

Either that, or slip a thin flat rubber washer under the rubber stopper to shim it out a bit. I always thought the sunken handle was crappy build quality, I've never looked at mine too close.
Posted By: Mastershake340

Re: E- body door handle rubber stops - 02/18/15 05:43 PM

Back around 10 years ago I had Jules the Wiperman restore a Challenger door handle for me, and I asked him about those bumpers, as my other side door handle that didn't need restoring's bumper was worn like yours. He said "how many do you need?" And when he returned my restored door handle, he included a small parts bag with a Year One parts sticker on it that contained a couple.
RIP Jules, you were the best!
At any rate, at least in the past new ones were available, and I assume they still are. If I remember when I am home this evening I'll see if I can find that bag and post the Year One part number that was on it for that part.
Posted By: Mastershake340

Re: E- body door handle rubber stops - 02/22/15 04:29 AM

When I checked that bag Jules had given me years ago, I saw the Year One part number was for something different. I installed one of the bumpers in a door handle I have today, here it is next to the handle Jules restored for me (on the right). And the bumper is laying in front of the handles.

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Posted By: Mastershake340

Re: E- body door handle rubber stops - 02/22/15 04:31 AM

BTW, I didn't have to trim the bumper to get the handle to fit evenly in the assembly.
Posted By: cudascooter

Re: E- body door handle rubber stops - 02/22/15 02:20 PM

You installed the glove box bumper?
Posted By: Mastershake340

Re: E- body door handle rubber stops - 02/22/15 05:10 PM

If that piece sitting in front of my handles is a glove box bumper, that is what Jules sent me, and it holds the handle where it should sit.
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