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I have a 94 buick regal and cant seem to find out how to reinstall the door handle linkage on the driver side door and cant find any manuals on this prob any help would be great
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Using a plastic trim tool, remove the aluminum piece on the door handle and the two bolts underneath. (T15 I believe.)
: Using same trim tool, remove the plastic trim behind door handle and remove screw using same T15 as before.
Step 3: Same trim tool again, remove the door panel, bottom to top and lift off of the window channel. Watch for the metal clips to fall. Some will. Two go on the door panel and two go on the door itself.
big job ,Requires a chilton manual ,take inside door panel off door handles crancks etc. cover pops off then remove inner cover window up reach in and unpin linkage to old handle .unbolt old and bolt in new one ,Caution not to break fragile plastic clips,Advance sells them in there help isle if you need them.Reverse steps and bang your done
Door mechanism came apart inside the door. This can be a real pain if you cannot open it at all. You will need to take out all of the screws inside door handle and behind it. Pop out the plastic holding pieces that keep the door trim stuck to the metal part and pull the trim up and over a little bit to try to get to the linkage and get it open. Then you can pull the trim up quite a bit and see what linkage came apart and try to snap it back together and/or replace the linkage. Have you tried to open it from getting inside it? Sometimes when the linkage fails you can still open it from either side. Hope you get it going with this info and thanks for using FixYa.
I have this problem every year with my car, 1993 buick regal custom, 3.8. What happens is it gets cold, warms up a bit, and ice or snow melts and gets in the door, then it gets cold again and it freezes. I go to unlock and open the door from the outside and this problem arises.
There is a vertical rod on the left side of the drivers side, right side of the passenger side, that gets bent, from trying to open the door when that mechanism is frozen up. Just bend it back, a TINY bit and it will start working.
I got tired of taking my door apart every time it happened so i cut a little "door" in the cover thing, so i can get at that bar.
I also tried coating it in grease and that seems to lessen the frequency.
On the inside trim, you can remove screws that are by the door handle,
arm rest, under door and side of door and then gently pull back on the
panel as there will also be retaining clips attached and you don't want
to break them. You'll need to lift the door panel upwards in order to
get it off the window ledge. Then you'll need to manipulate the panel
and disconnect the door handle linkage from the door handle and
disconnect the wiring for your controls. Then you can access the bolts that secure the mirror onto the door
The only way to really see the problem is by removing the door trim panel. This will allow you to see if is the actuator is moving, and how far, along with noting any interference of lock linkage movement. Hope this helps.
On the inside trim, you can remove screws that are by the door handle,
arm rest, under door and side of door and then gently pull back on the
panel as there will also be retaining clips attached and you don't want
to break them. You'll need to lift the door panel upwards in order to
get it off the window ledge. Then you'll need to manipulate the panel
and disconnect the door handle linkage from the door handle and
disconnect the wiring for your controls
R/F door trim will have to be removed. Most likely you will find linkage disconnected from the inside latch of the outside door handle. You might even find a broken piece of the door handle requiring replacement
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