How To Replace The Door Handle On A 1998 Chevy Silverado 1500 

I appreciate it. Gotta take care of the older trucks because sometimes the parts you accidentally break, the replacement isn't as good as the original.

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Any vids

@@nicmarley12241990 wyomings elkoholic has excellent video without pulling the inner door panel. saves hour(s)

Allah brotha

Can you show it on a video so we can see. I usually work on Ford's so this is totally different. I need visuals, thanks.

​@@davidondre1973do you have a link to it?

No problem! Glad I could help!

I appreciate it! Glad I could help!

Hopefully I could help!

It will. I did at 17:20. It's not a direct overview but that's where I began sliding it back on the track.

The board was 24" long. If I didn't have to video, I probably could have had the job completed in 30 mins to an hour. The real difficult thing about the job is not busting the white clips on the door pannel. But if you already have some spares ready to go, even that part becomes super quick.

It'll be fine. These trucks are very easy to work on!

lol glad I could help!

Glad I could help!

he skipped dealing with the SECOND rod. I spent all day today working on mine. Exact same truck. To remove the handle, remove the three screws that hold the locking mechanism to the door jam. Then you can slide the locking mechanism UP, which will help you slide the hand OUT of the hole. It's still going to be horrible. The top of the handle doesn't clear the opening. Poor design my Chevy if you ask me. But you have to get the handle out. It's much easier to disconnect the two rods is the locking mechanism if the lock can move up and down. I took the fan vent off the jamp (it's below the lock), and that allowed me to remove the entire lock and the two long rods. Then I cleaned the thirty years of junk off the lock. The only thing I learned from this video is how you install the second rod on the top arm of the hand. My handle isn't working right now because the rod's on the outside instead of FORWARDS, on the inside / on the right looking at the back of the handle. This is the key because all the metal rods that are bent this way and that, they provide the critical alignment that makes the whole assembly work. Or, you could get all new electronic locks, and ditch all this old mechanical b.s.

Ya, it's not a fun one lol