door handle?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2000
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From: Minnesota
Originally Posted by 71redskin
i removed my drivers door handle and getting to the nut closest to the jam was no easy feat... whats the easiest way to get it back on when the new one arrives...
SEMPER FI--1970 Dave
Last edited by 1970 Dave; Apr 21, 2005 at 02:33 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 1999
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From: Apex NC
If you take the door latch loose and allow it to drop down in the door, it will free up a lot of space to get to the rearmost nut. Remove the 3 large phillips screws that hold the latch mechanism to the rear edge of the door and let it drop down out of the way.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: CORTLANDT MANOR NY
Don't laugh I left mine off also.
After several hours and more than a few layers of skin I tightened the one that I could get on and gave up. That was 3 years ago and they are none the worse for wear today. You would never know a nut was missing unless you pulled the door panel and looked.
If anyone has any great ideas as to how to handle this please advise. I have large hands and do not have access to any small hands. I tried the flexible extension method but there is not enough clearence to get a socket onto the nut.
After several hours and more than a few layers of skin I tightened the one that I could get on and gave up. That was 3 years ago and they are none the worse for wear today. You would never know a nut was missing unless you pulled the door panel and looked.
If anyone has any great ideas as to how to handle this please advise. I have large hands and do not have access to any small hands. I tried the flexible extension method but there is not enough clearence to get a socket onto the nut.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Fairview Heights Illinois, near Saint Louis MO, STL C3 Shark
Originally Posted by PhotoVette1
I left it off.
1 nut will hold fine. it isn't like it is a "moving" part or anything. The handle pretty much sits there in it's place.
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Safety Car
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From: St. Charles IL
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Originally Posted by sb69coupe
If you take the door latch loose and allow it to drop down in the door, it will free up a lot of space to get to the rearmost nut. Remove the 3 large phillips screws that hold the latch mechanism to the rear edge of the door and let it drop down out of the way.
You might just as well accidently clean it and re-grease it while it's out too.
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Raleigh NC
I did make one improvement--I made my own door handle gaskets out of the rubber that's used on the A-arm shield. It's thicker, stiffer, and covers any paint irregularities around the new door handle.
Those door handles are a pain, but they sure do look great don't they?!
Those door handles are a pain, but they sure do look great don't they?!
Racer
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Brandon Manitoba
Use ratcheting style wrench
When I took my handle off to replace it the handle did not have a nut on the bolt closest to the door jam. To replace it I used one of those new style ratcheting wrenches. I set the nut in the round ratchet end and put the handle in on top of the nut . It worked for me , Good Luck.
