dman535

The studs on the repro POS door handle fell out. How fun it is to go inside C3 doors. Yes I am in a mood, will tackle it in the morning when I don't have to hold the trouble light.

How many of you have one nut holding your outer door handles on ?

Thank you for your attention !

wombvette

Actually there are a lot of them with one bolt holding them. I have worked on a lot of them and have seen it often. Once I witnessed a dealership replace them under warranty and thats what they did. One is very hard to get to and is frequently omitted. If you are replacing one a little advice. Remove the screws holding the lock mechanism. Let it drop down a little and you can get to the bolts more easily.

noxqsz

Come on now, gentlemen, what self-respecting sharkmeister would go around with only one nut? :D

lyonsh

Only 45 minutes!? Wow, no stamina. :lol:

Been there, done that. I'd like to find the engineer who designed that thing and, well, "discuss" it with him. :mad

:cheers:

GTR1999

I removed the passenger side latch assembly to clean, lube and adjust the locks and opener. Once the latch is out then you should be able to get the nut off. I have done this job several times before so it's not too bad anymore, but take your time and I would clean up the latch assembly while you're at it. Brake cleaner works good and some spary white grease will keep it moving for you.
Gary

steelblu75

I agree with gtr1999 and wombvette...the easiest way is to remove the three screws holding the lock mechanism, let it drop down a little , and then you can get to the nut on the high side of the handle. I also use a small gear wrench to help with the removal and reinstallation. Just a word of caution though, take a good look at the way the lock mechanism engages with the tang on the key lock, and the way the rod from the door handle snaps into the clip on the lock mechanism...just in case.

slide

Ran into this with my 75 and let me tell you, if I could have gotten hold of an Engineer, I don't care if he worked for GM or not I'd have given him a piece of my mind, just because he was an Engineer. :mad :smash: :boxing
Slide

Chris Fowler

Hell...I was actually trying to replace the handle a couple of months back. Got the nuts off just fine, but couldn't get that lever to release. Nothing I tried would let the handle off...then I got so paranoid figuring even if I managed to get it off, how would I ever get the other one on?!? :eek:

Chuck Gongloff

Only 45 minutes...you're doing great It's a miserable job. As others have said, loosen the screws and let the latch mechanism drop. That gives you more room. A 1/4 inch drive socket on a flex driver is essential. Chuck

jerryp58

OK, this is probably my next project, and after reading these posts I think I'm a little :U nervous about the job.

As always though the tips are great to see. Guess I'll keep my fingers crossed (sounds like I'll have to for this job ;) )

Eddie 70

I have been wanting to replace the handle on the drivers side for sometime because the flap hits the side on its way back up. Thanks for the tips. I will keep these in mind when this pain hits me. :yesnod:

GaryS

I just did this for the very nice, used handle I bought at Carlisle. I rolled the window all the way down and of course the inner panel and plastic were off. Then I removed the plastic shield at the upper, outer corner of my door interior (as a note, my neighbor's 73 doesn't have this shield.) This shield is a 90 degree piece of black plastic about 4 inches long and about 5 inches wide, counting the bend. Then I removed the three screws that hold the door latch mechanism and let it settle out of the way. This is the mechanism that grabs the post on the rear of the door jamb. I had to remove the rod and clip coming from the door release mechanism, at the latch assembly. Once those items were out of the way, it took me perhaps 15 minutes to get the door handle nut on. I dropped it into the door interior about 12,000 times but I eventually caught the threads and was able to spin it on. Before you start playing with the studs on the door cup, Locktite them in so then don't pull out again.
Gary