[Healeys] Taking door handle apart

[Richard Ewald]

”Hammer reseach”  reminds me of an inscription found on the wall of a Roman charriot shop ”Nolite id cogere, cape malleum majorem” which translates to: 
Don't force it, get a bigger hammer. 

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> On Sep 5, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Harold Manifold via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Perry,
> 
> Thank-you for donating a door handle to advancing Austin Healey research.
> 
> Harold 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perry Small [mailto:healeyguy at aol.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2020 6:20 AM
> To: Harold Manifold
> Cc: healeys
> Subject: Taking door handle apart
> 
> Sometimes the only way to get to an answer is a bit of hammer research. 
> Must have about 40 pitted nasty handles in the bin so why not find out what
> the middle sized pin is (or was). Picked a really corroded one to start
> with. Large tube knocked out fairly easily. Same with the small diameter
> pin. Middle size pin required a bit more, a drill. Small hole first to see
> if indeed it was peened on the ends. Increased hole size  and fiddled with
> moving the pin and parts. Would not come apart until the hole was full pin
> diameter. Does not appear to have been preened just corroded in place. 
> P
> 
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