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Posted on Aug 21, 2011

The inside door handels need to be pulled as far back as possible to get the door to open. Sometimes, they do not travel far enough to open it. if you reach outside the door opens easily with the outside lever. Is there an adjustment, or do I need to replace the door handle in the inside?

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You have to take the door handles out and replace with new ones they have to be drilled out they are riveted in but there only $15.00. easy to fix.

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