Removing inner door handles, B1B

[austinsailor]

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??

[Young Ed]

does the inner pieces of the escutcheon move in? They should have the same pin arrangement as a car. 

[austinsailor]

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.  

[Dodgeb4ya]

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?

 

[48Dodger]

Here ya go.....this might help.

 

 

Estrada MotorSports 1948-53 Dodge Trucks: Removing of Door Handles

 

 

48D

 

[austinsailor]

The pins are where I expected! Just much harder to get to.

 

thanks very much for the link 48Dodger. You guys are great.

[Mark D]

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. 

[NiftyFifty]

That’s a fancy tool...never seen one before.

[48Dodger]

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

[Bingster]

I bought a similar one from a guy on ebay. Worked perfectly.

[ggdad1951]

17 hours ago, 48Dodger said:

 

You are welcome......thanks to my wife for holding the camera.....she hates the cold, lol.

 

48D

 

"COLD" LOL