944 Door handle Removal??
#1
944 Door handle Removal??
Hello everyone.
Can anyone tell me the correct procedure to remove and replace the outer door handle drop-pin on a 1990 Porsche 944 S2? I've removed all the door trim and one of the metal plates but I can't see how to remove the other metal plate.
Your help would be much appreciated. [sm=hail.gif]
Can anyone tell me the correct procedure to remove and replace the outer door handle drop-pin on a 1990 Porsche 944 S2? I've removed all the door trim and one of the metal plates but I can't see how to remove the other metal plate.
Your help would be much appreciated. [sm=hail.gif]
#2
RE: 944 Door handle Removal??
Lol, first let me say have fun. Next: remove the phillips screw inside the door jam. You can then wiggle the rear of the door handle out a little. With a long screwdriver, pop off the white plastic rod. Pull out a little more. Then you take 2 long screwdrivers, and using one to pry with, and one to hold against, pop the ball and socket joint off (where the adjusting rod actually attaches to the door mechanism). Then by pulling and rotating, you can work the handle out of the car. I think you have to rotate the handle almost 180 degrees to get it to come out. I will say that for me anyways, this is the most frustrating job on a 944. A clutch job isn't even this frustrating. Sometimes it goes together in 10 minutes, other times you are sitting there 3 hours later cussing. Getting it apart is the easy part, trying to get everything back together is another story. I still need to adjust my drivers handle, but because i know the job, i keep putting it off, lol.....
#4
RE: 944 Door handle Removal??
Thanks for the advice PorscheDoc.
I'll make sure I have plenty of spare time before I attempt to do it. It's now autumn and getting dark very early here in U.K. and I'll have to fix it outside as I only have a small garage, so I can't open the door very far.
I'll tell you how I got on.......
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I'll make sure I have plenty of spare time before I attempt to do it. It's now autumn and getting dark very early here in U.K. and I'll have to fix it outside as I only have a small garage, so I can't open the door very far.
I'll tell you how I got on.......
[sm=youreright.gif]
#5
RE: 944 Door handle Removal??
ORIGINAL: CTiggerPigglet
Thanks for the advice PorscheDoc.
I'll make sure I have plenty of spare time before I attempt to do it. It's now autumn and getting dark very early here in U.K. and I'll have to fix it outside as I only have a small garage, so I can't open the door very far.
I'll tell you how I got on.......
[sm=youreright.gif]
Thanks for the advice PorscheDoc.
I'll make sure I have plenty of spare time before I attempt to do it. It's now autumn and getting dark very early here in U.K. and I'll have to fix it outside as I only have a small garage, so I can't open the door very far.
I'll tell you how I got on.......
[sm=youreright.gif]
Thanks for the help PorscheDoc, I certainly wouldn't have done it this quick (if at all) without your words of advice!!! It's so much better to be able to get in through the drivers door than the passengers.
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#8
RE: 944 Door handle Removal??
ORIGINAL: PorscheDoc
Lol, congratulations....now since you are practiced up, come do my doors
Lol, congratulations....now since you are practiced up, come do my doors
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#9
RE: 944 Door handle Removal??
ORIGINAL: PorscheDoc
Lol, first let me say have fun. Next: remove the phillips screw inside the door jam. You can then wiggle the rear of the door handle out a little. With a long screwdriver, pop off the white plastic rod. Pull out a little more. Then you take 2 long screwdrivers, and using one to pry with, and one to hold against, pop the ball and socket joint off (where the adjusting rod actually attaches to the door mechanism). Then by pulling and rotating, you can work the handle out of the car. I think you have to rotate the handle almost 180 degrees to get it to come out. I will say that for me anyways, this is the most frustrating job on a 944. A clutch job isn't even this frustrating. Sometimes it goes together in 10 minutes, other times you are sitting there 3 hours later cussing. Getting it apart is the easy part, trying to get everything back together is another story. I still need to adjust my drivers handle, but because i know the job, i keep putting it off, lol.....
Lol, first let me say have fun. Next: remove the phillips screw inside the door jam. You can then wiggle the rear of the door handle out a little. With a long screwdriver, pop off the white plastic rod. Pull out a little more. Then you take 2 long screwdrivers, and using one to pry with, and one to hold against, pop the ball and socket joint off (where the adjusting rod actually attaches to the door mechanism). Then by pulling and rotating, you can work the handle out of the car. I think you have to rotate the handle almost 180 degrees to get it to come out. I will say that for me anyways, this is the most frustrating job on a 944. A clutch job isn't even this frustrating. Sometimes it goes together in 10 minutes, other times you are sitting there 3 hours later cussing. Getting it apart is the easy part, trying to get everything back together is another story. I still need to adjust my drivers handle, but because i know the job, i keep putting it off, lol.....
#10
RE: 944 Door handle Removal??
ORIGINAL: Clints S2 Cab
If you remove the door panel. Near the back edge there is a small opening in the metal. If you take a long screwdriver you can pop off and pop on the ball and socket joint off real easy!
If you remove the door panel. Near the back edge there is a small opening in the metal. If you take a long screwdriver you can pop off and pop on the ball and socket joint off real easy!
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