2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission interior door panel removal

[swhalen]

Hi All:

I am embarking on an effort to replace the entire sound system on my 94, including the speakers. Well, I am stuck on step 1, removal of the handle that rolls up the window! Not a good start. Plastic stuff and I don't get along at all, so I am in need of advice. The service manual shows a trim removal tool slipping between the handle and door panel, implying that one simply pries the handle off and that it is a press fit. I have tried to follow this procedure and it does not budge. I have applied only modest muscle to this point. Am I missing something or should I just go for it at the risk of damaging something.

Thanks, Steve Whalen

 

[mwilson]

Is this the tool that the manual shows???



Window Crank Handle Removal Tool at LRS - Same Day Shipping!



If so then the clip looks like the one pictured under the handle in this e-bay link.



94-98 Dodge Ram Manual Window Crank Handle - eBay (item 250457912846 end time Feb-23-11 19:02:24 PST)



You can trip them by pushing in on the door panel and use a small screwdriver to push one side or the other out of the slot.

BE CAREFUL, they will go flying, try to follow it until it lands somewhere... .



Mike

 

[swhalen]

Mike:



Thank you. That is the exact tool shown in the service manual and the ebay crank is a clone of my own. now i have some idea what is holding this critter on and have no excuse for breaking plastic. However, odds are that i will still end up with a clip somewhere across the other side of the driveway

regards, steve whalen