FMTV door handle repair

[MGKMartin]

Has anyone come up with a good replacement for the trip lever on the earlier pull-up or pull-down door handles? The door handles in my 2004 M1088A1 had both been replaced at least once by the military before I got it (I assume due to broken trip levers). Passenger handle was broken again when I got it and drivers side just gave out. Both handles were missing on my parts truck when I got it from .gov and I have heard of other people experiencing the same issue.

It is a cast part and really thin where it breaks. It is a bad design and probably the major reason they went to the pull-forward handles.

 

[Rebuilder]

This part? It didn't really take that long to make.

 

[MGKMartin]

Yep. That's the part. Want to sell 2 of them?

 

[coachgeo]

The part broken on mine is what you actually tug on the outside to unlatch the door.... though there may be more broken inside I'm not aware of.

 

[MGKMartin]

Both of mine broke exactly where Rebuilders did. I found a machinist that is going to make me a set out of 4140. Hopefully I won't break the new ones

 

[Rebuilder]

Both of mine broke exactly where Rebuilders did. I found a machinist that is going to make me a set out of 4140. Hopefully I won't break the new ones

I got back too late... If the fancy machinist option doesn't work out I can whittle them out some random steel with an angle grinder if you want .

 

[DiverDarrell]

I have one broken on the handle part that you lift up on. When I try to fix it I may have to make a template of the part everyone else is having issues with for future repair. Thanks for the idea and proof it can be done.