E39 Outside Driver's Door Handle

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Ray Paganini - 29 Jul 2006 15:48 GMT

Group,

The outside handle broke and I have the new one, painted by the dealer. I
know you take the grommit out and you can replace it without taking the
whole door panel off.

What piece do I push / pull to get the old handle off and put the new on
one? Should I lube it first?

Thanks,

Ray, Cleveland OH
'98 528, 140k miles and good as new

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Dave Plowman (News) - 30 Jul 2006 00:50 GMT

> The outside handle broke and I have the new one, painted by the dealer.
> I know you take the grommit out and you can replace it without taking
> the whole door panel off.

> What piece do I push / pull to get the old handle off and put the new on
> one?

Locate the eye of the latch and the housing it slides in. You need to push
a thin piece of steel - say 0.025" thick approx - between the latch and
the housing to release the catch. Some say a thin screwdriver works, but I
cut an old feeler gauge to the width of the slot in the housing. With that
in place hook the latch towards you. I used the hook from a set of printed
circuit board tools - but you might be able to form one from stiff wire.

> Should I lube it first?

I did. And remember to paint it. ;-)

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