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Outside Door Handle Rod Replacement?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by RacerP, Sep 2, 2017.

  1. Sep 2, 2017 at 11:22 AM
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    RacerP

    RacerP [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I just got a replacement door latch and it came without the rod for the outside handle?

    I want to take the rod off my old latch and put it on the new and can't figure it out without bending the whole thing up.

    Anyone do this?

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  2. Sep 3, 2017 at 10:32 AM
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    skeezix

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    If you are not going to reuse the part that the rod attaches to (shown at the bottom of your photo), I would either saw, file off, or drill out that pivot.
     
  3. Sep 3, 2017 at 4:47 PM
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    RacerP

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    I ended up cutting the old pivot with a grinder to get the rod off...

    Then ground off a bit with the dremel on the new pivot to get it to slip over
     
  4. Sep 4, 2017 at 9:17 AM
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