This has caused me more frustration than anything. I have one window crank that I cannot figure out, and 2 interior door handles. Both seem nearly impossible to remove. I've googled, I've searched.


Help?


Alex

 

Hi Alex,
They can be a bugger, huh?

The handles are held on by a small rolled steel pin. You have to push back the spring-loaded silver trim ring to reveal the hole and pin. The hole goes right through so I'm pretty sure you can knock it out from either direction. Some handles have black rubber trim rings, the procedure is the same.
I found that a small drill bit and a jewelry hammer will work to gently tap the pin out. Put the WD-40 to it if possible first.
Hope this helps, Tom

 

Spot on Tom, thanks so much. This whole time I've been looking at the spring loaded trim ring that touches the panel, not the one next to the handle. Soon as I came to accept my stupidity I was able to pound all of them out with a spare pin I had within minutes!

Alex

 

Hope that you did not lose any when I did that mine went someplace unknown to me. The ones that I bought as a replacement at reillys are not any good I will go to ford see if any can be had.