I recently posted this in one of the other forums:
I can't find the thread now but someone once posted a mod to the handle using a hex bolt and nut to replace the fragile brass insert in the handle. You drill out the hole through the handle and then drill a countersink on the outside of the handle so that the round head of the hexbolt is flush with the handle. Then you essentially though bolt the parts of the inner latch. You can tighten all you want without pulling out the brass threads. I did it and it works great.
