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Old 01-16-2013, 07:00 PM
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The interior door lock do not work. How do you take these locks off so that the interior panels can be removed? Thanks for any help
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Old 01-16-2013, 07:19 PM
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What year are you dealing with?
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Old 01-16-2013, 07:33 PM
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Check this site or the rag trick. You work a rag behind the ****, snare the clip and pop it off. Same for window cranks. Then grease the hell out of the lock, worked for my 64.
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mid america or any of the vette sites sell a tool to pop the retainer clip off the ****. you can get the clip off any other number of ways, but the tool is cheap enough who cares just get one! or make one..
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mid america or any of the vette sites sell a tool to pop the retainer clip off the ****. you can get the clip off any other number of ways, but the tool is cheap enough who cares just get one! or make one..
Any real auto parts stores sell those.
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Old 01-16-2013, 10:09 PM
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Here's one way to remove those vent window cranks and door lock *****.

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...-Tool/_/N-25tn

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