ampex7 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidgits Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 you'll need to unscrew all the parts off the interior - take the inner skin off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampex7 Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 you'll need to unscrew all the parts off the interior - take the inner skin off... ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ampex7 Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 ← The front panel appears to be a two piece panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelaw Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 What year Corolla is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampex7 Posted December 3, 2005 Author Share Posted December 3, 2005 What year Corolla is it? It's a 1998 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelaw Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 OK. It's manual crank windows, right? Not power windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampex7 Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 OK. It's manual crank windows, right? Not power windows? Yes,the window crank is manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelaw Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 By the way, before doing this job, it's a good idea to consider FIRST looking at new door speaker prices online. Taking your door panel off is a job you want to do as seldom as possible. Here's how to get the crank handle off: it's held on by a horshoe clip that clips into the handle itself. Get a thin cotton rag, like those red ones you buy at the auto parts store to work on your car with. Don't fold it: just hold one end of it in each hand, and slide it left and right to wiggle it under the door handle. Keep wiggling it left and right while pulling up on the rag. This will catch the horshoe clip and lift it up so you gan get it out with a little flathead or your finger. Then pull the (broken) door handle latch towards you and unscrew the one philips head screw in there. Then unscrew the 2 philips or Torx head screws in the armrest. NOW you can pry the plastic clips that hold the door panel on with a door clip tool,a pickle fork, or a metal paint scraper. Be careful not to pull the clips out of the panel when you pry them out of the holes in the metal door: you want the clips to stay in the door panel so that it will be easy to punch the door panel back into place. Then, peel the plastic layer off. By the way, before doing this job, it's a good idea to consider FIRST looking at new door speaker prices online. Taking your door panel off is a job you want to do as seldom as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampex7 Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 By the way, before doing this job, it's a good idea to consider FIRST looking at new door speaker prices online. Taking your door panel off is a job you want to do as seldom as possible. Here's how to get the crank handle off: it's held on by a horshoe clip that clips into the handle itself. Get a thin cotton rag, like those red ones you buy at the auto parts store to work on your car with. Don't fold it: just hold one end of it in each hand, and slide it left and right to wiggle it under the door handle. Keep wiggling it left and right while pulling up on the rag. This will catch the horshoe clip and lift it up so you gan get it out with a little flathead or your finger. Then pull the (broken) door handle latch towards you and unscrew the one philips head screw in there. Then unscrew the 2 philips or Torx head screws in the armrest. NOW you can pry the plastic clips that hold the door panel on with a door clip tool,a pickle fork, or a metal paint scraper. Be careful not to pull the clips out of the panel when you pry them out of the holes in the metal door: you want the clips to stay in the door panel so that it will be easy to punch the door panel back into place. Then, peel the plastic layer off. By the way, before doing this job, it's a good idea to consider FIRST looking at new door speaker prices online. Taking your door panel off is a job you want to do as seldom as possible. The door is a one piece panel and thanks for the info on window crank removal. the arm rest is a two piece with about four clips and can be removed by carefully prying the top half with a large flatblade screwdriver. To save time and avoid fustration,first attach the handle assy to the rod then maneuver the door handle assembly thru the hole of the door panel Notes of interest: After completing the job,found the open door lever did not completly retract and was protruding about 1/2 in.(this was the first indication of a problem before the entire door assembly shattered) Removed everything again and screwed on the door handle assy to the metal door frame (door panel off) Did several door openings and the lever of the assy sometimes did not retract at all. Traced the rod to the the inside open door mechanism and saw signs of corrosion, could not not reach the area to grease, so with a oil can with flex nozzzle saturated the are with oil. Door handle assy works fine now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelaw Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 So you had some corosion issues going on inside there, eh? When you got inside, was the plastic liner still there? Or was it missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampex7 Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 So you had some corosion issues going on inside there, eh? When you got inside, was the plastic liner still there? Or was it missing? The liner was stil there and well sealed.possible cause is enviroment and normal wear and tear. milage on the odometer=170k Thanks again and A HAPPY NEW YEAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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