Window Handle Removal... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

COACHMEASON · 01-10-2010, 02:55 PM

I need to take my interior door panel off to access the inside of the door...Is there a trick to remove the window roller down handle!! Thanks in advance...

Clint

71swb4x4 · 01-10-2010, 03:02 PM

It has a little clip on the back. These days I have the clip removel tool, I paid a couple bucks for it at a car parts store, but in the old days I would use a rag, screwdriver, or needlenose pliers. Once you pop the clip off the handle pulls right off.

COACHMEASON · 01-10-2010, 03:05 PM

Thanks!!

msgross · 01-10-2010, 03:30 PM

to put it back on just install the clip onto the handle, than shove the handle on and it will lock again..

big_al_71 · 01-10-2010, 03:49 PM

I just did this friday night, I forgat the tool at the shop so I just used a small flat head screwdriver then to reassemble as mike said put the clip on the handle and snap it in very easy...

bigsnookmaster · 01-10-2010, 03:53 PM

You can also use a piece of a coathanger, put a real tight small bend on one end of it and a larger bend in the other end,slide the small end behind the handle and hook the clip,pull and it's off. I keep a couple of these around and they dont cost a thing.Good luck

**Stocker** · 01-10-2010, 06:25 PM

I used a screwdriver for years, fought 'em and lost a few clips...
Finally spent a few bucks on a very handy tool.

PanelDeland · 01-10-2010, 06:34 PM

Buy extra clips next trip to the parts store.Unless you're way more coordinated than me you will lose one or two per set of doors and window handles.

BTW I use a bent coat hanger with the small hook hammered flat so it's a bit thinner.

**El Jay** · 01-12-2010, 02:49 AM

Before I got the handy clip removal tool, I used to use a wire spark plug feeler gauge.
The bend in the wire worked real good for grabbing the "loop" on the clip.
My HEI gauge worked the bestest.

01-10-2010, 02:55 PM	#1
COACHMEASON Keep On Keepin' On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 416	Window Handle Removal... I need to take my interior door panel off to access the inside of the door...Is there a trick to remove the window roller down handle!! Thanks in advance... Clint __________________ 07 Avalanche Z71 92 Mustang 5.0 GT (Triple White w/ 53,000 miles) 72 SWB Chevy w/ PS, AC, 350/350 Current Project ....In paint shop getting body/paint work done (Corvette Velocity Yellow)... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=157669 Last edited by COACHMEASON; 01-10-2010 at 02:55 PM.

01-10-2010, 03:02 PM	#2
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: Window Handle Removal... It has a little clip on the back. These days I have the clip removel tool, I paid a couple bucks for it at a car parts store, but in the old days I would use a rag, screwdriver, or needlenose pliers. Once you pop the clip off the handle pulls right off. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

01-10-2010, 03:05 PM	#3
COACHMEASON Keep On Keepin' On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 416	Re: Window Handle Removal... Thanks!! __________________ 07 Avalanche Z71 92 Mustang 5.0 GT (Triple White w/ 53,000 miles) 72 SWB Chevy w/ PS, AC, 350/350 Current Project ....In paint shop getting body/paint work done (Corvette Velocity Yellow)... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=157669

01-10-2010, 03:30 PM	#4
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Window Handle Removal... to put it back on just install the clip onto the handle, than shove the handle on and it will lock again.. __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

01-10-2010, 03:49 PM	#5
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Window Handle Removal... I just did this friday night, I forgat the tool at the shop so I just used a small flat head screwdriver then to reassemble as mike said put the clip on the handle and snap it in very easy... __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

01-10-2010, 03:53 PM	#6
bigsnookmaster Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St.Petersburg,Fl Posts: 1,267	Re: Window Handle Removal... You can also use a piece of a coathanger, put a real tight small bend on one end of it and a larger bend in the other end,slide the small end behind the handle and hook the clip,pull and it's off. I keep a couple of these around and they dont cost a thing.Good luck __________________ greg http://community.webshots.com/user/68406Stepside

01-10-2010, 06:25 PM	#7
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,722	Re: Window Handle Removal... I used a screwdriver for years, fought 'em and lost a few clips... Finally spent a few bucks on a very handy tool. __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

01-10-2010, 06:34 PM	#8
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	Re: Window Handle Removal... Buy extra clips next trip to the parts store.Unless you're way more coordinated than me you will lose one or two per set of doors and window handles. BTW I use a bent coat hanger with the small hook hammered flat so it's a bit thinner. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

01-12-2010, 02:49 AM	#9
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Window Handle Removal... Before I got the handy clip removal tool, I used to use a wire spark plug feeler gauge. The bend in the wire worked real good for grabbing the "loop" on the clip. My HEI gauge worked the bestest. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

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