DeTomaso Mailing List: May 2000, Message #71

Jim wrote:

>Finally, the door pull handle pivots on a pin which is oriented vertically 
through a series of holes in the shell. This seems to be a simple friction 
fit. Do you have to "press" this pin out of the broken shell & then back into 
the new shell?

>>>I believe this pin is flared at each end to secure it.  You'll have to 
un-flare it to get it out; this normally involves cutting the end off.  I've 
never done any fooling around with these things, but I'd expect that you'd 
have to replace it somehow.

I think your best bet is to phone Marino--his customer support is terrific...

Mike