95ExpLim
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- City, State
- Fort Collins, Co
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 95 Limited
My '95 Limited's rear door interior handles stuck out rather than being flush with the housing.
Neither interior handle would open the door. Outside handles would.
After a trip to the junk yard for all the door latch operating hardware for both rear doors...and figuring out what had failed, I though I'd post some photos of the mechanisms both in the door and on the bench.
Unlike the front doors where pulling the inside handle will unlock and open the door, the rears must be unlocked first. This is the way my Exp works
-and I think this type of operation is what caused my handles to be broken.
Here's the hardware on the bench:
This photo shows what is left of a rivet, some people are able to punch the steel center pin out and break off the mushroomed part on the backside. I tried this method with 6 rivets and will take a drill if there is a next time. Working inside the door breaking the mushroom off leaves just a bit (as shown) and is a real PITA.
Outside handle------- 2 rivets
Inside handle----------2 phillips screws
Elect lock solenoid----1 rivet
Here's how it hooks up to the outside handle:
Here's how the latch is hooked up:
How the inside handle attaches to the operating rod and showing the part that breaks off letting the handle stick out. I've found the green clip on the rod with it's ring on either side of the plastic handle lever. I think it's shown as it should be.
Good handle vs bad handle:
Good outside handle spring:
Bad outside handle spring:
Inside the door picture:
Inside the door (had to cut a hole):
Neither interior handle would open the door. Outside handles would.
After a trip to the junk yard for all the door latch operating hardware for both rear doors...and figuring out what had failed, I though I'd post some photos of the mechanisms both in the door and on the bench.
Unlike the front doors where pulling the inside handle will unlock and open the door, the rears must be unlocked first. This is the way my Exp works
-and I think this type of operation is what caused my handles to be broken.
Here's the hardware on the bench:
This photo shows what is left of a rivet, some people are able to punch the steel center pin out and break off the mushroomed part on the backside. I tried this method with 6 rivets and will take a drill if there is a next time. Working inside the door breaking the mushroom off leaves just a bit (as shown) and is a real PITA.
Outside handle------- 2 rivets
Inside handle----------2 phillips screws
Elect lock solenoid----1 rivet
Here's how it hooks up to the outside handle:
Here's how the latch is hooked up:
How the inside handle attaches to the operating rod and showing the part that breaks off letting the handle stick out. I've found the green clip on the rod with it's ring on either side of the plastic handle lever. I think it's shown as it should be.
Good handle vs bad handle:
Good outside handle spring:
Bad outside handle spring:
Inside the door picture:
Inside the door (had to cut a hole):
