Alzet, the handle does seem to raise easy with very little actual effort but looking underneath it does move the L-shaped bracket that the cable connects to and the flat metal rod that extends forward-does not look like it could move it anymore.. I did take a wrench and put it over the end of the L-shaped bracket and tried to move it more that way and I could not move it....I will change the cable adjustment where it attaches to the L-shaped bracket and see what happens-there is nothing to lose-it don't work like it is. Thanks for the quick response--I will make this adjustment and post back this afternoon.