Refitting


Refitting the handle is really just a reverse of the dismantling. Reattaching the rods is easier if the little white bits are in the holes 1st, not on the rods.

Offer the handle up to the door and attach the opener rod(still attached inside the door) to the handle, then with the locking rod (unattached from the car), reach it inside the door and attach it to the handle 1st, feed the handle's bulky bits inside the door, then, looking through the gap in the door, (possibly getting someone to hold a light inside so you can see what you're doing), attach the door end of the locking rod. This seems complicated, but the locking rod is the most fiddly part of the whole job, and this way I found the quickest.

Removing the window runner may help too, to give you more room to work (only 2 10mm bolts). To get the handles back in, you can hook the top edge in place, and tap the handle upwards gently from below with a screwdriver resting on the lower lip, just enough to get the lip to slip into the door fully.
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