How To Replace Rear Door Handle 2006-12 Chevy Impala
Created on: 2013-08-27
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace a broken or snapped off rear door handleon 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12 Chevy Impalas.
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Pry off the trim piece inside the door pull with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pry off the trim piece inside the door handle with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pry off the trim panel on the back part of the door panel
- Remove the T30 two screws inside the door pull
- Remove the T30 screw inside the door handle
- Remove the 7mm bolt on the back part of the door panel
- Pry off the triangular trim with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pry out the door panel with a door panel clip tool or putty knife
- Lift the door panel up and off
- Disconnect the latch cables on the door handle by pressing the tab with pliers
- Disconnect the door lock wiring harness
- Carefully peel off the water shield
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step 2 :Removing the Door Handle
- Pry off the yellow clip from the door handle rod
- Remove the 10mm bolt from the door handle
- Remove the three T30 Torx bolts on the latch assembly
- Maneuver the latch assembly to remove the 10mm bolt from the door handle
- Pry the door handle out of the door
- Remove the pad and door handle rod from the door handle
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step 3 :Installing the New Door Handle
- Insert the pad and door handle rod to the door handle
- Insert the door handle into place
- Tighten the 10mm bolts to the door handle
- Clasp the yellow clip to the door handle rod
- Insert the latch assembly into place
- Tighten the three T30 Torx screws to the latch assembly
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step 4 :Reinstalling the Door Panel
- Put the water shield into place
- Connect the latch cables to the door handle
- Connect the door lock wiring harness
- Lift the door panel into place
- Push in the door panel clips
- Insert the T30 two screws inside the door pull
- Insert the T30 screw inside the door handle
- Insert the 7mm bolt on the back part of the door panel
- Push on the triangular trim
- Push on the trim panel on the back part of the door panel
- Push on the trim piece inside the door handle
- Push on the trim piece inside the door pull
Tools needed
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Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
T30 Driver
7mm Socket
10mm Socket
Ratchet
Needle nose pliers
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In this video, we show you how to remove and reinstall an exterior door handle on this 2006 Chevy Impala. We're doing the rear, the driver's side rear, which is the same as the passenger side rear. Also, it's the same procedure for any Impala from 2006 to 2012. The tools you'll need are a flat blade screwdriver, 7mm and 10mm sockets with a ratchet and extension, some needle nose pliers, and T30 Torx driver.
To start, there are three trim panel;, there's one right in behind the door. Use a small flat blade screwdriver and pry out the little trim panel. There's also a panel right in the door pull area, rubber that pulls right up. Then there's a small trim panel down near the rear of the door, pull that out. There's T30 screw behind the door handle, two in the door pull cup, and a 7mm bolt right back in there. I'm going to speed up here as I remove those three T30 screws and the 7mm screw. Use your flat blade screwdriver again, and carefully pull the little triangle piece of trim at the top off. Then using a putty knife or a even a door panel clip tool if you have one, to pry out on the door panel, you'll release some clips. Once they pop they come off, and then you'll need to lift the door panel up and go in behind. Once you get it up off the door sill, go in behind. The cable snaps in, you need to squeeze a couple tabs with some pliers and pull the cable back and out, and then the ball right up out of the socket. The lock switch, if you pry on the tabs a little bit, or you could disconnect the harness. Bring that out and then the door panels off. Carefully pull back your water shield, and you want to be sure not to rip it or tear it, because you will obviously reuse it.
Now go inside the door and two things; you're looking at the yellow clip on the rod that's moving up and down right there; you want to release that yellow clip, and I'll show you that in a second. Then there's a 10mm bolt right there that you're going to remove. This clip's shot on a different door, but you can see you grab one edge of that clip, pull it out, and then pull the rod out. We'll fast-forward here as we reach up in there, undo that clip and rod, and then use a 10mm socket and ratchet to remove the bolt.
There are three T30 Torx bolts on the edge of the door. You need to remove those just to move the latch assembly out the way so we can get to the rear bolt that goes on the door handle. We've got the bolts out, we kind of pull that latch assembly forward, but you do have to force the lock knob down a little bit to get some clearance in behind that latch assembly. Then the bolt is right back in there. You can see we circled the bolt right there. Fast-forward as we use a 10mm socket, ratchet, and extension to remove that bolt from the outside. Pull the handle out, angle it up, and it will come out of the door.
You'll want to transfer the pad, and possibly even the rod onto your new handle. Put the rod in carefully, and the handle should go. Fast-forwarding, you can actually just by hand reach right up in and start the bolts in, as well as, clip the rod back into place and tighten them up. Now put the latch back in place, and put the three T30 Torx screws back in place and tighten them. You've got to make sure that you have that rod back in place and the yellow clip secured, and put your water shield back in place.
Reinstall the door panel, bring the door panel close to the door, and put the ball and socket from the door latch cable back in. Snap the cable back into its bracket, and then put the lock switch back in place. The top of the door panel goes onto the window ledge, and then there are a series of pins that hold the door panel onto the door. First, we'll get the door panel up and secured onto the window ledge. Pretty much once you do that it's lined up, and you can just tap it down. Then the pins should be lined right. A firm fist to set those. We'll fast-forward as put the four screws, again the one 7mm goes in the back of the door. Two T30s down in the down in the door pull cup, and a T30 in behind the door handle. Then finish it off by putting the trim panels back on.
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