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I have a 98 jeep wrangler and the door handle has a mechnical failure. I've purchased a new external door handle but I have no idea how to get the old handle out of the door. Anyone know how to do that?
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Depends on the handle try Google or check parts store for the right tool. Then pop it off as it will have fasteners on the panel. Do this firmly but gently so you don't wreck the panel
Start out by checking the latch mechanism on the door. Use a screwdriver to "trip" the latch with the door open, then pull on the screwdriver against the latch gate. If it doesn't hold then you may have a bad latch (the springs in the latch can go bad over time). You can also try spraying penetrating oil (PB Blaster) into the latch and again using a screwdriver to trip the latch, then open with the handle, and repeat several times to work the oil into the mechanism and free it up (this trick also sometimes works with the springs on wiper arms that have lost tension). If the penetrating oil trick works, think about spraying dry lube or white lithium grease into the latch to help prevent it from happening again. If the door is misaligned, consider new hinge bushings, a misaligned door can cause damage to the door, and put tension on the door latch in a direction that puts pressure on the latch that it wasn't designed for.
I've seen this way too many times...the rod connecting the handle and the actuator has come off. You can take the door panel off and reconnect it - just take a good look, it's very obvious how where it fits in to. If the rod will not stay in the slot on the handle or the actuator the clip is broken - the handle's clip will come with a new lock rod, but the clip on the actuator is integral and you'd have to replace the entire actuator - also very easy.
Check around your door handle for damage - this happens a lot during breakins.
Remove the inner door panel and check to make sure that the linkage rod that goes between the outer handle and the latch is connected. It's possible that the plastic end clip broke.
you will need a t-20 or t-15 torx bit driver to remove 2 screws holding the handle this is all that holds them on, on once you have a replacement handle it is easier to remove 2 lower screws on the door panel and unsnap the door panel to loosen it this will allow space making it easier to reinstall new handle just slide each end into the slot and reinsert 2 screws to not fully tighten until door panel is snapped back in. the panel is held on with clips and can be released using plastic pry tool around door panel edges.
there is a metal bar inside that clips into the handle they come off all the time there is a plastic clip that hold the 2 together it most likely has fallen off and into the bottom of the door you can put it back together easily if clip cannot be found you can buy them at local parts store for a couple bucks..hope this helps
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