Removing door handles

[Wahoo]

How do you do it?

Thanks!

 

[earlbrown]

Remove the top half of the door panel, then remove the handle.

 

[Wahoo]

Remove the top half of the door panel, then remove the handle.

I mean the outer door handle?

I have my door panels off I struggled with removing the lock cylinder, I don't know if the clips that hold the rod onto the lock cylinders usually have to be pried off and get damaged normally. After I got the passenger lock cylinder off I didn't have any time but I stuck my hand up near the door handle but couldn't tell what was needed

 

[earlbrown]

It's a pair of nuts on the inside of the door that releases the handle. The clips just push over with your finger. If you happen to break one, and indestructible replacement can be made out of safety wire or just grab a box off the HELP! section.

The inner handle is much more of a PIA. It requires drilling out rivets and the entire panel has to come off.

 

[Wahoo]

It's a pair of nuts on the inside of the door that releases the handle. The clips just push over with your finger. If you happen to break one, and indestructible replacement can be made out of safety wire or just grab a box off the HELP! section.

The inner handle is much more of a PIA. It requires drilling out rivets and the entire panel has to come off.

do you think I should remove the door handles for paint? I will be painting my car myself, going down to bare metal.

Do you know what size nuts are on the inside of the door for the outer door handle?

Thanks!

 

[earlbrown]

I'd remove them. why sand and paint around them when you don't have to?

 

[Wahoo]

I'd remove them. why sand and paint around them when you don't have to?

How do you undo the linkage? I got the 2 nuts off which were 11mm. This process is suh a pain in the ass for me, I don't have big hands but its hard to get on the nuts, and you can't use a rachet.

 

[Wahoo]

So what's the best way to disconnect the linkage for the outside door handles?

I'm afraid to remove the door latch mechanism in case they don't want to line up later and give me a pain in the ass.

 

[Wahoo]

I tried to search, nothing comes up for this...

 

[Wahoo]

Bump, anyone have any tips for the linkage?

 

[Boston GN]

Flat head screwdriver behind the clip and pull it down. The rod should just pop out once the clip is off. It sucks. I just went through all of this swapping all the insides of my old doors to my new ones

 

[Wahoo]

Flat head screwdriver behind the clip and pull it down. The rod should just pop out once the clip is off. It sucks. I just went through all of this swapping all the insides of my old doors to my new ones

you're talking about the outside door handles right?

I just wasn't sure if I should just pull the lock/latch mechanism to remove the rod from that and keep it attached to the door handle still, that way I don't break the clip, and I don't have to struggle blind up in the door. I'm just worried about re-aligning the latch/lock mechanism once its pulled? Anyone ever do this?

 

[Boston GN]

you're talking about the outside door handles right?

I just wasn't sure if I should just pull the lock/latch mechanism to remove the rod from that and keep it attached to the door handle still, that way I don't break the clip, and I don't have to struggle blind up in the door. I'm just worried about re-aligning the latch/lock mechanism once its pulled? Anyone ever do this?

I have beat the shit out of those clips trying to get things separated. They'll be fine.
There is no aligning, the rod basically just sits in a hole.