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removing outside door handles

Started by _iwanacoupe_ , Mar 10 2011 08:52 PM

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#1 _iwanacoupe_

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Posted 10 March 2011 - 08:52 PM

Im in the process of stripping down a 4 door lj, trying to remove outer door handles but am unsure how to take these spring retainer thingys of without breaking them, im guessing the pin at the top should come out some how? the outside chrome handle wont seperate from the internal mount, hope i have explained this properly
cheers trevor

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#2 S pack

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Posted 10 March 2011 - 10:55 PM

Im in the process of stripping down a 4 door lj, trying to remove outer door handles but am unsure how to take these spring retainer thingys of without breaking them, im guessing the pin at the top should come out some how? the outside chrome handle wont seperate from the internal mount, hope i have explained this properly
cheers trevor

The exterior door handle assy is not made to be dismantled. You will have to drill out the pivot pins or at least enough to push the pins out with a pin punch and good luck trying to get new pins, they were never serviced as a spare part.
Probably could get some made though, unless someone has already done that and sells them.

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#3 _iwanacoupe_

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:00 PM

damn thanks for that, i was hoping i wouldnt hear that. Anyone kno the best way of going about it. They have to be taken off before getting prepd for painting and would rather do as much as possible myself

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#4 _iwanacoupe_

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:05 PM

not much room to drill out pins though, or hammer and punch,i have undone mounting bolts on inside bracket so i can move it around a bit but thats as far as i got

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#5 _Quagmire_

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 04:01 PM

you trying to get them off the door?
just to clear it up for everyone else?
if so you got the rod off that opens the door?
i think lj's run that system?
someone will correct me if i'm wrong hopefully

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#6 _iwanacoupe_

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 04:09 PM

sorry yes quigmire removing off the door, have removed connecting rod. The only part im not sure of removing is the 2 pins wiv the return springy things on cheers

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#7 _iwanacoupe_

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 04:39 PM

i can just about maneouver it out but not quite! if thats the only way i sure as hell wont be puting them back on when paint is done

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#8 _Quagmire_

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 04:59 PM

it's all abvout how you place your tonge

nah sorry can't offer to much more advice
it's a bitch
you tried opening them a bit?

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#9 _iwanacoupe_

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 05:25 PM

it's all abvout how you place your tonge
nah sorry can't offer to much more advice
it's a bitch
you tried opening them a bit?

lol, thanks for your reply quagmire,
its all good fella just had another go and got the first one out

the two bits of metal on the internal bracket that stop the handle from goin up any further are slightly bent, so moved them back a little and came straight out!
ha ha thought it might be somethin trivial, call me a dumbass but its a first for me :Headbang2:

wont have any dramas puting them back in after paint at least, after a rechrome i reckon
cheers man

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#10 _Quagmire_

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 05:45 PM

just buy new ones
rares has them at about half the price of rechroming

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#11 _iwanacoupe_

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 05:54 PM

yeah right, thanks ile look into it
wonder how good the quality of chrome work is?
it would have to be complete assembly with mount bracket other wise like s pack said i would have to drill out pins etc
cheers

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#12 _Quagmire_

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 06:03 PM

think there still nos ones or there around if you look
price both options up but if yours are bent i'd just go new

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#13 _iwanacoupe_

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 06:26 PM

think there still nos ones or there around if you look
price both options up but if yours are bent i'd just go new

sorry when i say bent im talking couple mm, not much but was enough to stop it coming out, after 35 odd years of opening im not surprised, theres not much clearance to get them out so a slight bend was enough to be a pain they will be fine a slight tap will fix them, just looked on rares they have winder and inside door handle, but not outside handle
i didnt think they would.
i usually take a dozen items in at a time to the chromers to make it cheaper aswell
cheers

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Posted 12 March 2011 - 12:13 AM

think there still nos ones or there around if you look
price both options up but if yours are bent i'd just go new

sorry when i say bent im talking couple mm, not much but was enough to stop it coming out, after 35 odd years of opening im not surprised, theres not much clearance to get them out so a slight bend was enough to be a pain they will be fine a slight tap will fix them, just looked on rares they have winder and inside door handle, but not outside handle
i didnt think they would.
i usually take a dozen items in at a time to the chromers to make it cheaper aswell
cheers

Sorry mate, I thought you had the handles removed from the car and were wanting to know how to dismantle the handles from the metal bracket.
Anyway good to hear you got them off.

Cheers
Dave.