I'll tell you how I did mine.
Find a pants hanger with a straight rod in it, about 1/16" in diameter and
get the rod off it. With a wedge of some sort spacing the door panel from
the crank (I used a piece of wood) use a section of the rod and a tack
hammer to tap the old pin out, forget about saving it as you don't need it.
Once out and your ready to re-install, measure the pin size by putting the
rod into the crank to see what length you need and "score" the rod about 1/2
way through using a Dremel, file, or whatever. Put the handle on, shove the
rod in to the scored point and snap it off (the rod will still be about
8-10" long at this point). Repeat on next door. Done.
If this is confusing please let me know and I'll try and clarify. It takes
about 5 minutes to do both handles this way, I spent a loooong time trying
to get the original pins in before "inventing" this...
Good luck!
Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Russ & Sandy
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:01 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Window crank removal
I need to replace the interior door panels on my TR6. Is there a secret to
removing the pins that hold the window crank and the interior door handle?
What is a good tool to use? I've tried putting a screw driver in between the
escutcheon and the handle to make getting to the pin easier and I've tried
it
without the screw driver. Do the pins have to go in and come out in a
certian
direction? Last night I put some penetrating oil on them I'm not sure if
that
helped or not. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Russell
'73 TR6
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