Window Crank & Door Handle Help

[firemapper]

This may seem a little funny, but how do I get the window crank and inside door handle off of a '67 C20. My passenger side window is stuck and won't roll down. I need to get in there and take a look at what is going on. Thanks.

[Cat Fuzz]

Check the Help! section of most auto parts stores. They make a handy little tool just for removing the window crank clips.

[1969 GMC]

if you are too lazy to get the special tool (like me ), then you can push lightly on the door panel and push the grommets away from the door, and you can see the splined shafts that the handles are attached to. there will be a little "§Ù" shaped clip attached to the shaft that holds the handles on. to get them off, I wedged a flat screwdriver under the clip and popped it off. it flew about 6 or 7 feet and landed in my gravel driveway (was NOT fun to find...this is prolly why they make that special tool, lol). for the rest, i cupped my hand over the end of the shaft so the clip would fly into my hand, or i could take it off with my fingers. then you pull the cranks off and get to crack the door open.

also, when you go to put the handles back on, experiment with their positions, because you can move them to wherever you want on the splined shaft (as long as they dont hit the armrest). my window crank banged my knee so i moved it straight up when the window was closed, so no more knee bangin. good luck with your door problem.

[jimfulco]

I use a piece of coat-hanger wire with a small hook (just barely over a 90* bend) on one end, & a loop on the other end just to make it easy to handle. Just hook it in opposite the open side, pull, & watch which way the clip flies.

[SWEET7T]

Originally posted by jimfulco
I use a piece of coat-hanger wire with a small hook (just barely over a 90* bend) on one end, & a loop on the other end just to make it easy to handle. Just hook it in opposite the open side, pull, & watch which way the clip flies.

Me too!!! Got me a little bit of tie-wire and that's the way I've been doing it the whole time. We don't need no stinkin special tools.

Firemapper, just FYI (if you weren't sure) remove the clips in the opposite direction of the handle. In most cases, the door handle points forward, so you will pull the clip away from the handle.

good luck with the window!

[firemapper]

Thanks for the help.