austinsailor Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 I know how to get them off a car, but these have no spring or space to push them back to get the pin out - assuming there is a pin. how the heck do they come off?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 does the inner pieces of the escutcheon move in? They should have the same pin arrangement as a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinsailor Posted February 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Nope, tight against the door frame. It had that cardboard instead of Upholstry. No place to move in. Under the handle is a sheet metal ring about 1/4" thick, then the execution similar to a car. No play at all. No set screws. I'll get violent with it tomorrow and see what gives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Possibly the pot metal handle is corroded and swollen onto the square pivot handle shaft. Still there should be the 1/8" retainer pin holding the handle to the shaft...can you even see that with that 1/4" washer in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Here ya go.....this might help. Estrada MotorSports 1948-53 Dodge Trucks: Removing of Door Handles 48D 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinsailor Posted February 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 The pins are where I expected! Just much harder to get to. thanks very much for the link 48Dodger. You guys are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 These photos came from my convertible, but should be the same situation for the truck. There was a spring behind the handle, really had to shove the tool in to get it to engage the pins. Can’t imagine trying to reinstall the handles without the tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyFifty Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 That’s a fancy tool...never seen one before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 On 2/23/2018 at 5:35 AM, austinsailor said: thanks very much for the link 48Dodger. You guys are great. You are welcome......thanks to my wife for holding the camera.....she hates the cold, lol. 48D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingster Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 I bought a similar one from a guy on ebay. Worked perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 17 hours ago, 48Dodger said: You are welcome......thanks to my wife for holding the camera.....she hates the cold, lol. 48D "COLD" LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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