Re: Removing retainer clips
Posted by BigKev On 2009/5/2 15:34:25
Bob,
They secure the outside door handles to the door itself on the 51-56 models. Basically you hold the door handle in place against the door, and then you slide in the the clip through the hole on the door jam to secure the door handle in place. If you open your door and look on the door jam at the level where the door handle is you will see a rectangular cut our in the jam where the clip slides in. The problem is that the clip is on the out side of the glass, so when it rains, water leaks down the glass and onto the clip. This basically rusts it, and makes it very difficult to remove.
Here is a picture of what the new beryllium-copper versions of the clips from PI look like to get an idea. (top and left in the picture)
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They secure the outside door handles to the door itself on the 51-56 models. Basically you hold the door handle in place against the door, and then you slide in the the clip through the hole on the door jam to secure the door handle in place. If you open your door and look on the door jam at the level where the door handle is you will see a rectangular cut our in the jam where the clip slides in. The problem is that the clip is on the out side of the glass, so when it rains, water leaks down the glass and onto the clip. This basically rusts it, and makes it very difficult to remove.
Here is a picture of what the new beryllium-copper versions of the clips from PI look like to get an idea. (top and left in the picture)
Attach file:
(68.29 KB)
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