Inside and outside door handle replacement…PITA, learning curve and tool fabrication and a little cursing, but new and tight now, not the over painted originals.
Bought off eBay a set
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Heated with a torch and bent to use to install the gator clips and the cotter pin. Bent a pick to pull the cotter pin off getting the old one apart.
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Reused the original clips where we could for this particular set. Also they had the retainer clips installed backwards so pay attention to how the original one goes. Remember they are oppposite for drivers vs passenger side.
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Take the doors off and use a table to save yourself. We put a towel on a hammer under the paddle to keep pressure on as we reassembled the mechanism. The clips are a pain especially due to the lack of access, the “tool” helped access from above through the window, along with some careful hammer tapping when getting the gators far enough and the cotter.
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Second one went much faster, good time to lube everything in the mechanisms. A good day!
Does anyone know where I can source just the retainer clips for the gator pins? Had to remove the pass side outside door latch/handle for a different issue but broke one of the clips. The door latch is in good serviceable condition, so I don't want to spend $25 for a new latch kit when I only need a clip. Thanks!