[Zeke3]

I had a droopy front door handle on my 37. I replaced the door latch and it fixed it. I had thought about replacing the spring in the latch, but decided to go with a whole new latch. They show up on E-bay every once in a while or you could place a wanted add in the Swap meet section on here.

The hole you showed in the picture looks like it is part of the housing, not the part that rotates when you turn the handle. I don't think welding up that hole will help you any.