Anyone by chance have a door handle laying around they don't need with the pin that holds it in place? Mine fell off the door yesterday and the little pin that holds it Was broke in half. No one is responding yet to my request at vs...
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Inside door handle...not outside
Todd, do you need a handle and pin or just the pin. How could you lose the handle ?
I got the handle. The pin broke apparently. Looks like it screws into a little hole holding connecting it to the spline. I have two messages in to Vs with no response but I have to keep putting the handle on to open the door and then it just take it off and lay it on the floor. So I don't want to wait if I don't have too!
You got the handle....Thank you Heyseusse....forgive me for the thoughts I was having
If all it requires is a replacement pin, I would take what's left of the pin to a local ACE hardware store and get a replacement tension pin the same size (or the next size larger, to make sure it doesn't break or fall out again). Look at the splined shaft to see if there is anything of the original pin remaining in there - you may have to use a small punch or nail to drive anything left in the shaft through before you insert a new pin through the handle and shaft. BTW: it's a relatively easy fix, with or without assistance from Heyseusse.
The pin is now lost in my coco mat...let me tell you how much I wasn't happy at that moment. I tried shaking it out but to no avail. son of a biatch! That little screw pin is tiny
U brought up something I didn't know...is there a whole in the shaft that this goes into? If so I am fairly certain it was never in there...
I just went and looked and these particular ones screw through a small hole in the handle and seem to just snug up against the shaft teeth. There is no hole.
Nah...it wasn't , tha whole's on second...
If this is a standard Vintage Speedster with regular door handles, I'm sure it is just a compression pin like Gordon mentioned. Are you sure you actually see threads in there? Look closely at the spline and you will see there is a notch that circles the whole shaft, just past the splines. Then look at the handle and there should be a hole that is off center and goes all the way through. If you don't have that, you don't have standard Vintage door handles. Or someone may have threaded the hole to make it a little easier to get the handle back on. Some times they can be a PITA to get back on with the plastic trim piece in the way.
Todd, I had the same problem back in the day with an old VW door handle. I can't remember whether I took an 6d or 8d nail,and cut it to the same length as the original pin. It works just as good as any other solution,and I never had the issue again.
Originally Posted by Troy Sloan:
If this is a standard Vintage Speedster with regular door handles, I'm sure it is just a compression pin like Gordon mentioned. Are you sure you actually see threads in there? Look closely at the spline and you will see there is a notch that circles the whole shaft, just past the splines. Then look at the handle and there should be a hole that is off center and goes all the way through. If you don't have that, you don't have standard Vintage door handles. Or someone may have threaded the hole to make it a little easier to get the handle back on. Some times they can be a PITA to get back on with the plastic trim piece in the way.
Thanks Troy - yes, they are just regular old handles. the reason I said it looked threaded is because before I lost the pin in my coco mat, you could see what looked like threads but as I ponder it, it was probably marks from the spline and made it look like threads when it was coming off the door. I need that pin. Any suggestions...
Originally Posted by alnbobbikay..2005 Intermeccanica "RUBY":
Todd, I had the same problem back in the day with an old VW door handle. I can't remember whether I took an 6d or 8d nail,and cut it to the same length as the original pin. It works just as good as any other solution,and I never had the issue again.
I will look into seeing if I have something like that in my tool box!
In a pinch, I made my own retainer from a small nail a few years ago with intentions of replacing it later. This thread reminds me that I need to replace it. 
If I remember correctly, the clip looks something like this: (may be a bit wider than these so that it goes over the handle easier - straight end through the hole and curved end over the slot in the handle - and could most likely be found at a hardware store)
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Originally Posted by 56Speedster:
In a pinch, I made my own retainer from a small nail a few years ago with intentions of replacing it later. This thread reminds me that I need to replace it.
If I remember correctly, the clip looks something like this: (may be a bit wider than these so that it goes over the handle easier - straight end through the hole and curved end over the slot in the handle - and could most likely be found at a hardware store)
how do you tuck that in the door then??? meaning - where does the end of it hide??
this is what I have. I finally got in touch with VS and they said it uses just a half inch long pin that you shove into the hole on the handle itself. they are sending me a couple different sizes. Not sure why the other one broke but if anyone has a better suggestion than these little pins let me know. I am intrigued by the cotter pin solution but wondering were you would hide all the extra pieces...in behind the dorr skin???
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The cotter pin is a bit smaller than your rubber trim piece on your door handle you have pictured so when it is installed, it is hidden.
If your handle has a hole on one side and a slot on the other, you should be able to install the cotter pin to the handle and then push it onto the shaft. You may feel some resistance when the cotter pin reaches the shaft and by wiggling it just a bit, the cotter pin can open enough to go over the shaft and then when you push it on the rest of the way, it will lock into the groove.
Trying to install the pin after putting the handle in place isn't the easiest thing to do so if you can find the right size cotter pin or clip, it would make the installation easy.
Jimmy
I wouldn't call it a cotter pin---just a pin. I Used part of a finishing nail the same size as the other one.
If you will push the inside side that has a hole where the handle goes over---push it towards the outside of the car, the place where the pin goes is clear to see then.
Real easy once you get the hang of it---what isn't---right?
Let us know how you make out.
Vs is senfing me something but when i got home i tried the nail technique and it seems all good! I also got some new springs at acr hardware and popped them in the carbs and my gas pedal is perfect now!
ACE is THE place! My local ACE hardware has a huge selection of just about every piece of hardware that I've ever needed and they are organized the way that they should be - easy to find whether you're looking for metric or standard.
If you don't have a reason to remove the door handle, the nail will most likely last forever.
Did you ever find the cause of of the rattle (rocks being kicked up by tires) noise?
I am diggin Ace now! I do believe the pebbles are just that Ian's I have cleaned out my engine area once and now there are little pebbles again. The noise has to be coming from that as it just makes sense and I only now hear it when I turn intoncertain parking lots and I tried in my normal car and also heard some pebbles. So, I think that's it!
If you seal up the back of the engine compartment you won't get that many pebbles; some but not as much. Just vacuum your engine compartment occasionally to get rid of them.