Outer door handle replacement?

Hello,

Has anyone ever replaced an outer door handle? I took the door panel off yesterday to inspect it and it looks impossible. I can not even get my hand up in there to touch the bolts. :confused: I did get all the way down to removing the "rust" colored plate behind the panel, but that is as far as I could get. The reason I have to is the door will not open from the outside.

It is a 97, I am working on the passanger side. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello,

Has anyone ever replaced an outer door handle? I took the door panel off yesterday to inspect it and it looks impossible. I can not even get my hand up in there to touch the bolts. :confused: I did get all the way down to removing the "rust" colored plate behind the panel, but that is as far as I could get. The reason I have to is the door will not open from the outside.

It is a 97, I am working on the passanger side. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


I am starting to worry that it's not a DIY job. Can anyone post the shop manual steps, or steer me in the direction to get the right steps?

I have never had a classic Aurora door taken apart but most cars require the removal of the door glass to get any kind of access to these parts. Removing door glass in a classic Aurora is relatively easy though.

Well.

Now the other side front outer door handle will not open. I have been inside there three times (ran out of time), and still can not see how to get the handles off. I have removed one of the bolts that holds one side of the handle, but that's as far as I got.

Has anyone had any experience removing the outer door handles, or does anyone know where to find the procedure? I am willing to pay some fee, since the dealer wants $240.00 for the labor to do both.

Thanks.

Brian

I guess you could go to the dealership and they can print off how to get to it, but if you dont want to go that way, you could get a cheltons(sp) book. the book may tell you how to get to it. i hope this helps. If anybody has a different idea, please help me out or help back up my answer.

I did it. My drivers side handle broke the nub part off that trips the latch. I broke it trying to open a frozen door. They wanted an ungodly amount for a new handle and to paint it. I took the nub and drilled through it the put a screw and some glue on it. It won't last forever but i'll be more gentle with it now. You can do it.

I did it. My drivers side handle broke the nub part off that trips the latch. I broke it trying to open a frozen door. They wanted an ungodly amount for a new handle and to paint it. I took the nub and drilled through it the put a screw and some glue on it. It won't last forever but i'll be more gentle with it now. You can do it.


Soooooo.....how did you get it out?

Soooooo.....how did you get it out?

Well, I remeber 2 screws that I used a long extension to get at. After I losened up the handle assy. I worked it out of the socket as far as I could then pushed the pin that holds the handle part out and that's about it.

i ordered a door handle from GM,,,it actually wasnt that expensive. I painted it myself properly. and took it to garage...and they charged me an hour labour to replace it. total : around $125.00 Canadian.