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SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
Door Handle
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<blockquote data-quote="Travis Munday" data-source="post: 743807" data-attributes="member: 52914"><p>The rivets are very soft, and in removing mine, when I center punched the rivet for the drill bit, I popped the center out of the rivet and the whole thing fell apart. Because the rivets are soft, be careful when drilling to not left the bit wander, possibly getting onto the metal surrounding the handle.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Once the rivet is drilled, it still may not want to come off. In these cases, a large screwdriver will be needed to pry the three tangs that hold the rivet head to the door.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Overall, it is not very difficult to do, you just have to take you time and be careful to not damage the surrounding metal. The most difficult part is disconnecting the release rod from the handle to the latch...I removed the rod from the latch and pulled it and the handle off the truck as one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travis Munday, post: 743807, member: 52914"] The rivets are very soft, and in removing mine, when I center punched the rivet for the drill bit, I popped the center out of the rivet and the whole thing fell apart. Because the rivets are soft, be careful when drilling to not left the bit wander, possibly getting onto the metal surrounding the handle. Once the rivet is drilled, it still may not want to come off. In these cases, a large screwdriver will be needed to pry the three tangs that hold the rivet head to the door. Overall, it is not very difficult to do, you just have to take you time and be careful to not damage the surrounding metal. The most difficult part is disconnecting the release rod from the handle to the latch...I removed the rod from the latch and pulled it and the handle off the truck as one. [/QUOTE]
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