On 10/11/2010 11:49 AM, Christopher Muto wrote:
> My passenger side exterior door handle does not snap back when opened.
> It has to be pushed back flush with the door in order for the door to
> latch/close properly.
> I have tried squirting some WD40 into the latch behind the handle but
> that only marginally helped.
> If I remove the handle from the door and give it a complete cleaning
> will it function normally again or should I look for a replacement?
> There is talk about this problem on miata.net but it is unclear if
> cleaning is a permanent fix or if people had to replace the spring. If a
> spring replacement is the answer where might I get a replacement spring?
> Many thanks for your advice.

The last one of these I saw turned out to be caused by a broken off pot
metal thingy that held one end of the spring. I think that you are going
to need to do a little door dis-assembly to really find out what is
going on.