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| | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 | Hi Guys
I am restoring my 1951 chevy styleline 4 door. I need to remove the door and window handles but i noticed that it is neerly impossible to do it without the tool. I have seen that fillingstation.com has it but it takes like 3 weeks to get stuff to canada. is there a way to do it without the tool, or can i make myy own tool.
Thx
Chaimv | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 | I have always had good luck removing the clip by grinding a notch in a old hacksaw blade to form a hook. Then you can slip it in between the handle and the eschuteon and pull it out. Be sure and watch for where it lands as sometimes they get away
41,32,33 | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 47 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 47 | Originally posted by 31,32,33:
[ Be sure and watch for where it lands as sometimes they get away
41,32,33 [/QB] I find the clip usually gets away. I've put a magnet on the hacksaw blade makeshift tool or make a almost complete loop on the end of a wire to pull the clip.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | I recently saw these tools hanging on a board in Advance Auto Parts and Auto Zone. Perhaps you have a parts store around that has the same. And not near as costly as ordering one from Eastwood or some catalog. | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Huh ???? You just use a shop towel and slid the middle behind the handle and it will catch the end of the clip as you pull (holding tension with the other end)it to one side or the other.
come on you didn’t watch your dad did you? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 | Hi Guys
Tried your advice about the hacksaw makeshift tool, shop towel, hack i even purchased the special tool. I still have no luck removing the handles. nothing i used seems to cath the part of the clip. the little ends of the clip seem to be too deep inside the groove in the handle itself. am i doing something wrong or is there an easier way.
best regards
Chaimv | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | You sure it doesn't have a set screw hidden somewhere? Brian | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 | i checked and it does not have a screw
Thx
Chaimv | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | Somone might have glued it on(JB Weld), I have run across that before. Brian | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 | i dont think that it is glued, i just cant seem to get anyhting to hook on to the clip to remove because the little ends are in pretty deeply in the handle. I dont particulary care for the clips because they are pretty readily available i just dont want to damge the hardware or the mechanism | | |
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