Thanks. I knew most of that, but I was wondering if I needed to
remove the door pull. I'll let you know what I find in there.
-Steve T.
At 04:10 AM 10/23/2013, you wrote:
>The door inner panels are easy to remove provided you have a proper
>panel removal tool or maybe a 1 1/2 to 2" wide gasket scraper tool.
>Expect to break off some of the panel clips..the old ones are metal
>and rusted, the newer ones are plastic and get brittle. Probably be
>a good idea to locate a source of some substitute holding clips for
>the ones you'll break. You don't need to remove the door pull, but
>do need to remove the window and door latch handles. These are the
>old style, held in place with a headless nail type pin in place
>under the outer rim piece. Press the ring piece down against it's
>spring and with a very thin punch or a long thin finishing nail,
>push out the retaining pins...then pry off the panel at the edge as
>close as you can to each door clip
>Sometimes the window guide track can come loose at the bottom, move
>around, and put the glass in a bind so to speak, making it difficult
>to wind up and down. Don't forget that you can spray a bit of
>silicone down the guide track felts to ease movement too.
>I did all 4 doors last summer to try and make them easier, and also
>took out the window winder works to try and replace some of the 54
>years old grease in the gears with some newer lube. It does help.
>
>Wombat
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