broken door handle

5mustang0 · August 18th, 2009, 10:14 AM

i have a 85 mustang and last night the drivers side door handle broke and i'm not real sure on how to change it?

1FastFox · August 18th, 2009, 10:23 AM

Drill out the rivets, remove everything from handle, reattach to new handle, rivet it back on...

They are prety simple and striahgt forward.

e3sean · August 18th, 2009, 10:36 AM

M L Struck · August 18th, 2009, 10:50 AM

go buy a new one , drill out the revits on the old one. Take off the door panel first, I recommend getting carriage bolts to replace the revits that come with the new handle (small ones the same diameter as the revits) Head of the bolt to outside of the car, get nuts and lock washers and some thread locker.The rest should be self explanitory

5mustang0 · August 18th, 2009, 10:51 AM

so i will have to take the door panel off?

M L Struck · August 18th, 2009, 10:57 AM

you may be able to fish it together through the hole but not sure, taking off the panel makes it easier I have done them on my 85 but it was like 10 years ago. It's pretty easy. The reason I use carriage bolts is b/c a standard revit gun dosn't go big enough

5mustang0 · August 18th, 2009, 10:58 AM

allright thank you guys

ddarkslayer · August 18th, 2009, 06:10 PM

how big of a drill bit should you use

medic4.life · August 18th, 2009, 07:08 PM

I had the same issue and I drilled out the ribbets went to autozone to get a replacement only ten bucks when I picked mine up

ddarkslayer · August 18th, 2009, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by medic4.life

I had the same issue and I drilled out the ribbets went to autozone to get a replacement only ten bucks when I picked mine up

10 bucks for the rivet or the door handle?

medic4.life · August 19th, 2009, 02:11 AM

the door handle it came with nuts and bolts

baine21225 · August 19th, 2009, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by M L Struck

go buy a new one , drill out the revits on the old one. Take off the door panel first, I recommend getting carriage bolts to replace the revits that come with the new handle (small ones the same diameter as the revits) Head of the bolt to outside of the car, get nuts and lock washers and some thread locker.The rest should be self explanitory

+1

August 18th, 2009, 10:14 AM	#1
5mustang0 Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 253 iTrader: 0 reviews	broken door handle i have a 85 mustang and last night the drivers side door handle broke and i'm not real sure on how to change it?

August 18th, 2009, 10:23 AM	#2
1FastFox Skirt Chasing Phallus Phondler Kit Car/Ducati/Explorer Nike Fast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 10,492 iTrader: 4 reviews	Drill out the rivets, remove everything from handle, reattach to new handle, rivet it back on... They are prety simple and striahgt forward. __________________ QUOTE OF THE DAY (5/25/12): “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.” ‐ Miles Davis

August 18th, 2009, 10:36 AM	#3
e3sean I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 lx 9.68@142 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: goldsboro NC Posts: 5,609 iTrader: 0 reviews	__________________

August 18th, 2009, 10:50 AM	#4
M L Struck Hardcore Enthusiast 85 GT/86 SVO/2010 GT500 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rossville IN Posts: 1,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	go buy a new one , drill out the revits on the old one. Take off the door panel first, I recommend getting carriage bolts to replace the revits that come with the new handle (small ones the same diameter as the revits) Head of the bolt to outside of the car, get nuts and lock washers and some thread locker.The rest should be self explanitory __________________ "Having a 9 second neon is like coming out of the closet, everyone is shocked at first, but in the end you're still gay." 5.4 Shelby Crew member #1

August 18th, 2009, 10:57 AM	#6
M L Struck Hardcore Enthusiast 85 GT/86 SVO/2010 GT500 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rossville IN Posts: 1,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	you may be able to fish it together through the hole but not sure, taking off the panel makes it easier I have done them on my 85 but it was like 10 years ago. It's pretty easy. The reason I use carriage bolts is b/c a standard revit gun dosn't go big enough __________________ "Having a 9 second neon is like coming out of the closet, everyone is shocked at first, but in the end you're still gay." 5.4 Shelby Crew member #1

August 18th, 2009, 10:51 AM	#5
5mustang0 Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 253 iTrader: 0 reviews	so i will have to take the door panel off?

August 18th, 2009, 10:58 AM	#7
5mustang0 Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 253 iTrader: 0 reviews	allright thank you guys

August 18th, 2009, 06:10 PM	#8
ddarkslayer Hardcore Enthusiast 1988 Mustang 5.0 LX 12.48@118.27 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 1,445 iTrader: 0 reviews	how big of a drill bit should you use

August 18th, 2009, 07:08 PM	#9
medic4.life Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 25 iTrader: 0 reviews	I had the same issue and I drilled out the ribbets went to autozone to get a replacement only ten bucks when I picked mine up

August 19th, 2009, 02:11 AM	#11
medic4.life Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 25 iTrader: 0 reviews	the door handle it came with nuts and bolts

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