so i've been fixing my door, and i'm going to be replacing the latch, but while i was at it, i decided to see if there was anything i could do for the inside door handle. its supposed to be pulled tight by the rod with the spring on it, right? well, it is very loose, it works alright, but i don't want to put the door back together and have it rattling and maybe coming off entirely. how can i tighten that rod so that my handle is tight? i hope i made sense in all that. does this maybe have something to do with not being able to lock my door easily? thanks!

any suggestions would be appreciated, anything at all.

The rod from the inside handle should have an adjustment on it. There is a lock nut on the opposite side from the spring on the inside handle frame, but I can't remember if you can get to it or if you have to unbolt the handle assembly from the door and lay it down inside the door to get to the nut. There is also and adjustment on the vertical rod at the back of the door too, it's a PITA to get in there but it is there. You might try to unclip the handle rod at the back of the door and taking the whole thing out and take some of the slack out that way.

about the door locking... i noticed that mine wouldn't lock (seemingly) on my z. at first, i though it may be frozen, but i messed with it at a later time, and found that the door had to be shut to lock it! i just used the key from the outside to lock the door. i don't know if that's your prob, but it's worth a try!

That is the one thing I always loved about the old Z's, you can't lock your keys in the car!

hey thanks, works great now.