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How to Replace Exterior Door Handle 1995-2000 Chevy Tahoe
How to Replace Exterior Door Handle 1995-2000 Chevy Tahoe
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Tools used
Door Panel Removal Tool
Phillips Head Screwdriver
10mm Socket
Ratchet
7mm Socket
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Putty Knife
1. Remove the door panel and interior door panel.
Refer to our other videos for detailed instructions on how to do this.
2. Remove the old door handle
Use a T30 Torx driver to remove the three screws on the side of the door securing the locking mechanism.
Remove the two 10 mm bolts securing the door handle assembly.
Use a flat blade screwdriver to pry out the door handle rod.
Remove the outer door handle.
Unclip the rod with your screwdriver from the handle.
3. Install the new handle
Clip the handle rod into the new door handle.
Put the door handle into the door.
Bolt it in using your 10 mm socket and ratchet handle and the two bolts you removed earlier.
Guide your locking mechanism back into place and hook the door handle rod to it.
Secure the locking mechanism by screwing it back into place with your T30 driver and screws.
Make sure everything is in place properly and test the door handle and lock.
Tighten up all your screws and bolts.
4. Reassemble your interior outer and inner door panels
Refer to our other videos for more detailed instructions.
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Ok so we're going to replace the outside door handle on this 1996 Chevy Tahoe. This is exactly the same for any '95 to '98 GM truck or '95 to '99 Suburban, Yukon or Tahoe. You will need to see a couple of our other videos where we take off the door panel and the interior door panel just because it's kind of involved. It's not difficult but there are quite a few steps to it. Basically you have to remove the interior door panel and then the panel that holds the regulator and lock actuator and then to get to the door handle itself.
As you can see the tools that you need aren't that complicated; 7 mm socket and ratchet, a Phillips screwdriver, flat blade screwdriver, a putty knife or a door panel clip tool and a 10 mm socket and ratchet. Ok the bulk of the work on this repair is actually taking the door panel off and the interior door panel off and I have those videos as video responses to this video. Where we're going to start actually is you've basically taken the interior door panel off and the panel with the regulator and everything off and now you use a T-30 torqued driver and you really need a bit with a socket like this and a wrench or a ratchet handle. You don't have to have an air ratchet like I have but you need a ratchet handle to put enough torque on those to get them out so you remove those and then go from there.
Ok so I've raised my window and I've secured it with plenty of painters tape. Now you want to remove that 10 mm bolt and this 10 mm bolt. Ok now looking in there you can see that there's a clip right here and you see I've got it pried away. You've got to pry it; there's a hole right there and there's a tooth on the clip so you have to pry it away and up and then you can get that rod out like that. Good, now those bolts are undone. The panel comes up and out and this rod comes with it and then here again, we'll take the screwdriver and pry out this here and then push on the clip and then the rod comes out. Ok so you've got your new handle; make sure you've got your clip on here. This face should be on this side so you push the rod into it, make sure you've got your clip on here. Take this rod it's got the well on this part has a little red end and push it into your door handle and lock it. Then put it down in, up and on. Ok so here's our one 10 mm bolt.
I just have those on there hand tight. Now here's the lock mechanism and I'm going to make this look easy, nope. You want to bring it up into place and guide your webbed rod right into the hole. Ok so upon editing I realized that you couldn't really tell what I was doing in that shot. Basically, right in where that circle is in behind that weather strip the rod that was painted red at the bottom that you attach to the door handle comes down and you're lifting up the lock mechanism and making sure that rod goes down into the hole that's on the lever right in there. Obviously you'll know if you get it right because if you do the door will work; if you don't the door will not open. Make sure that all your doors are not locked when you test; basically it's a good tip for any time.
Then hang it up and put one of the 10 mm things in there. Ok I'm just going to tighten that up a little bit. Put another one in place. Now I'm going to take this rod, once you get it in get it started then take your hand out and reach in with this finger and push the rod in the rest of the way. Now I've got everything on, not quite tight yet I'm just going to test it real quick, that's good. Lock, unlock, ok. Now I'll tighten up the bolts in the handle and these two 30 screws and get the door back together.
That's basically how you do the door handle from this point on it's pretty much reassembling everything. Once you've taken it apart it's usually pretty easy to put it back together but we do have the videos on installing the door panel and the window regulator and lock actuator plate so you can either search our other videos or check out the replies to this video.
We hope this helps you out, brought to you by www.1AAuto.com your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the internet. Please feel free to call us toll free 888-844-3393. We're the company that's here for you on the internet and in person.
Tools used
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Putty Knife
7mm Socket
10mm Socket
Ratchet
1. Removing the Door Panel
Remove two 7mm bolts from inside the door pull
Pry off the interior door handle bezel with a flat blade screwdriver
Pry the door panel off with a putty knife
Lift the door panel up and off the windowsill
Disconnect the courtesy light wiring harness with a flat blade screwdriver
Disconnect the speaker wiring harness with a flat blade screwdriver
Disconnect the window switch wiring harness with a flat blade screwdriver
Carefully peel back the water shield
2. Removing the Door Handle
Remove the two 10mm bolts from the door handle
Pull your door handle out from the exterior side of the door
Pry the door handle rod clip out with a flat blade screwdriver
Pull the door handle rod clip up with the needle nose pliers
Pull the door handle off out of the door
3. Installing the New Door Handle
Push the door handle rod into the new door handle
Pull the clip onto the door handle rod with the needle nose pliers
Push the door handle into place
Insert the two 10mm bolts into the door handle from the interior side of the door
4. Reinstalling the Door Panel
Reconnect the courtesy light wiring harness
Reconnect the speaker wiring harness
Reconnect the window switch wiring harness
Push your door panel down on to the windowsill
Push the door panel clips in
Insert the two 7mm bolts into the door pull
Push the interior door handle bezel into place
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Hi, I'm Don from 1A Auto. I hope this how-to video helps you out, and next time you need parts for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. Thanks.
In this video we're going to show you how to replace the rear exterior door handle on this 1996 Chevy Tahoe and we show you on the passenger side but the driver side's the same procedure. The items you'll need for this are a new rear exterior door handle from 1AAuto.com, 7mm and 10mm socket and ratchet, flat blade screwdriver, putty knife, and a pair of pliers.
You want to start off by removing these two 7mm bolts and we'll just fast forward as Don does this. Using a flat blade screwdriver, pry right here at the top of this panel and remove it.We use a putty knife here to just pry back behind the door panel, see if you can get your hands back there, and you want to just pull out near the clip and it will release it. You want to do this all the way around the door panel. Once all those clips are released, you want to lift it up and off the windowsill. On the back of your door panel you want to disconnect your courtesy light harness by just pushing the tab and pulling it free. Do the same thing for your speaker harness. Then you want to just pry out the tab on this harness and pull it free. Peel back your water shield and in here there's a 10mm bolt on the back of your handle and there's another one right here and we'll just fast forward as Don removes those. Now pull your door handle out and next you want to push back this clip. To do that, pry it out with your flat blade screwdriver, get the pliers on it and push it back. Now you can pull the door handle rod out of that clip.
On the left is the old exterior door handle. On the right is the new one from 1A Auto. You can see they're identical and they'll fit exactly the same. Take your new door handle and push the door handle rod back into place. Once it's all the way in, use your pliers to pull that clip back. Then just bend that tab back down and push the door handle back into place. We'll just fast forward as Don replaces those two 10mm bolts and tightens them up. To replace the one in the door, you want to just put the bolt into the socket and feed it into the door.
To replace the door panel, just reconnect your courtesy light harness, your speaker harness, and your window switch harness. You want these clips to go into these holes right here so first just push your door panel down into the windowsill. Now just look back behind the door panel, make sure they line up, and then just hit them into place. Just repeat this process around the door panel making sure that they are lining up so you don't break them when you hit it .Just replace those two 7mm bolts and replace this bezel and just hit it into place and you're all set.
We hope this helps you out. Brought to you by www.1AAuto.com, your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the Internet. Please feel free to call us toll-free, 888-844-3393. We're the company that's here for you on the Internet and in person.
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★★★★★September 9, 2022
Nice handle but keyhole slot is opposite of OEM
Overall they appear to be good handles. They are metal and not plastic although some of the back parts are plastic. The biggest issue I had was that the keyhole slot is opposite of stock. This causes the lock to be upside down compared to the OEM placement. They still work; just a little weird. It would be nice if TRQ followed some of the other manufacturers of these handles and have a slot top and bottom to resolve this.
★★★★★September 7, 2020
Idk
Couldve said doesnt come with the door screws
★★★★★October 20, 2019
They fit
Had to clean out the key cylinders to get the key to fit by shaving it with a knife and had to squeeze the clamps for it to grab the lock arm but over all great product
★★★★★April 1, 2019
Love them
Good product and comes with all the needed clips. Thank you!
★★★★★November 13, 2017
Door Handles
I received the order very quickly, but during replacement I found that they would not work. The slot that locks the key tumblers in position was directly opposite of the placement that it need to be. I tried yesterday evening to contact your company to send them back for refund. I couldn't wait for a replacement from your company due that the door was taken apart. I unfortunately had to go to local supplier, ( at double the cost of your product ) but I had to get my truck in working order. I will continue to try to get the information from 1A Auto so that I will be able to send these door lock assemblies back for refund.
I have purchased several products for my truck and all have worked successfully in the past. I will continue to use your company when I can for parts for my 1993 Chevy K 1550 or other vehicles when I can.
Sincerely Ralph Boyd
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ClaytonOctober 10, 2019
Are they Metal or Plastic?
These are metal handles.
T · May 2, 2022
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