Driver Door Speaker Blown

I need to know how to get into the driver door on my 2001 Cavalier so I can change the speaker. I took the screws out and started to pull the panel off but the window roller got in my way. I don't know how to get it off without breaking it. Can someone please help me?
Thank you!

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=321030

There is a little silver u-clip holding the handle on. You can either buy a 6 dollar tool to remove it or get a shop rag and fiddle with it for a few min till you get it off. Putting it back on will be a chore as well no matter what.

buy the 6 dollar tool. looks like a chopped up piece of sheet metal. it makes life alot easier

I made one with a coat hanger. Just need to hook something onto the u-clip to remove it. Push in on the door panel so you can see what's going on behind the window crank. You'll be able to see the clip. To reinstall the window crank just install the clip onto the crank handle and push the crank back on. Putting the handle back on is easier than taking it off.

do you have a pic ture of it????? thanks (handler or tool)

I made one with a coat hanger. Just need to hook something onto the u-clip to remove it. Push in on the door panel so you can see what's going on behind the window crank. You'll be able to see the clip. To reinstall the window crank just install the clip onto the crank handle and push the crank back on. Putting the handle back on is easier than taking it off.

i have the EXACT problem, where can i buy that tool?

i put a coat hanger underneath the crank and looked but i couldnt figure out how to get it out, im trying to get to a speaker, the cars head gasket is blown and im about to start snapping parts off im so frustrated haha

just get a shop towel like crj said. its really not a problem just slide it in and start pulling one side of the towel at a time till it pops off. i usually take the rag and slide a peice in, then hold both ends of the towel in the same hand and spin it all the way around slowly. that usually works for me. but it is a pain to get off.

I have all my speakers blown EXCEPT my driver door speaker, hahaha. I'm getting a whole system in January thou, so eh.

Thanks for bringing up a 3 month old thread.

I just put my new speakers in the front doors(02 cavalier), and found an easy way to get the clip back on the window handle. All I did was put the clip on most of the way when I still had the handle off, and then push the handle back on. Since the rod that the handle goes on is tapered, the clip just snaps back into place.
For the removal I took a small eye glasses screwdriver and bent it in two spots with a pair of plyers. It works great! :loser: