Easy way to get the inside handles off? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Youngbuck7072 · 11-22-2010, 08:17 PM

like, the door handles and window cranks? i know there is a pin that lets them go but i cant

grab it with a needle nose, any tips, ideas???

t&tkennels · 11-22-2010, 08:18 PM

pushed mine out with a small screw driver.

Hubscrub · 11-22-2010, 08:19 PM

there is a tool you can get pretty cheap at the parts store, or i have heard people take a rag and pull i through or around it to catch the clip and make it come out

tool...

68gmsee · 11-22-2010, 09:09 PM

I use a spring hook tool to grab the clip and pull it. To reinstall, I put the clip on the handle and put a little dab of grease on the door piece. I place the handle on and give it a sharp tap and it will pop back in.

Here's a tool similar to the one I use.

11-22-2010, 08:17 PM	#1
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11-22-2010, 08:18 PM	#2
t&tkennels Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: creedmoor n.c. Posts: 188	Re: Easy way to get the inside handles off? pushed mine out with a small screw driver.

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11-22-2010, 09:09 PM	#4
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: Easy way to get the inside handles off? I use a spring hook tool to grab the clip and pull it. To reinstall, I put the clip on the handle and put a little dab of grease on the door piece. I place the handle on and give it a sharp tap and it will pop back in. Here's a tool similar to the one I use.

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