Thread: Lame Door Latch Handle
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Old 01-08-2007, 10:29 PM
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Default Lousy Latches
Hi, I agree. The door latches are flimsy on my B&B kit too.
I took mine apart and it appears that the latch handle bends easily.
If the handle is bent, the handle spins off of the spindle that it rotates on and
therefore has no way to engage or pull the locking bolt open. I took mine to
John's Custom Fabrication, a specialist in building Cobras in Coos Bay Oregon. He says it's easy to fix. Haven't got it back yet. Will post what he does to it to fix.

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