I snapped it shut and off it flew, I did find the handle.
It was old and the pin was falling out so it must have been cracked.
Looking at it thought I could repair the cable.
Took dremel with small diamond point and drilled out a center hole.
Found a small picture frame eyelet.
Cut off maybe half the hook, heated and bent into a tighter circle, believe me was tough to get it .
You really do not need a full circle more of a J shape.
Hook threaded into the plastic pull plunger, I worked it back and forth and the hole was right size.
Dremeled off the sides of the plastic plunger so that it was flat.
Bottomed out hook and it sits perfect as did the original plastic hole.
Almost all the threads are in the hole.
Coated with instant glue, then marine grease and used a number 6 threaded screw to hold the handle on.
I needs a nut and may go with a SS bolt and nut.
This is the lever style cable.
It was old and the pin was falling out so it must have been cracked.
Looking at it thought I could repair the cable.
Took dremel with small diamond point and drilled out a center hole.
Found a small picture frame eyelet.
Cut off maybe half the hook, heated and bent into a tighter circle, believe me was tough to get it .
You really do not need a full circle more of a J shape.
Hook threaded into the plastic pull plunger, I worked it back and forth and the hole was right size.
Dremeled off the sides of the plastic plunger so that it was flat.
Bottomed out hook and it sits perfect as did the original plastic hole.
Almost all the threads are in the hole.
Coated with instant glue, then marine grease and used a number 6 threaded screw to hold the handle on.
I needs a nut and may go with a SS bolt and nut.
This is the lever style cable.