How to Replace Rear Passenger Exterior Door Handle 1998-2011 Ford Ranger

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In this video, we are going to be working with our 2001 Ford Ranger. We're going to show you how to remove and replace the exterior door handle for your rear doors or suicide doors on the extended cab trucks. If you like this video, please click subscribe. We have a ton more information on this truck, as well as many other makes and models. If you want this part for your vehicle, you can follow the link down in the description over to 1AAuto.com.

Here are the items you will need for this repair: drill, drill bits, rivet gun, rivets

Drill out these two rivets on the exterior door handle. Pull the handle out. Pinch the ends together here and slide them out. You'll want to hold the cable in place while you slide that plastic collar off. Repeat these steps with the one on the top. You can remove your handle.

Here we have our old door handle that we removed from our Ranger and our new part from 1AAuto.com. As you can see, these parts are exactly the same with the same rivet locations at the top and corner, the same handle, and the same mechanism in the back. It even comes with new clips to attached to your cables. If your old door handle has become broken, loose, or damaged, this new part from 1A Auto is going to go in direct fit just like your original equipment and fix you up right.

Prepare the door handle by pushing the tabs in and lifting the clips up so you can install your cables. Reinstall the cables and push the clip back in to lock the cables back into the handle. Now you will have to push the end of the cable into the hole, line the cable up with the slot, and slide it into place. Unfortunately, it's a little difficult to show, but it'll be the exact opposite process we showed you for removing them. Repeat this process with the top cable as well.

Install the back side of the handle first by hooking it onto the door, laying the top of the panel in place. You may have to pop the remaining portion of the rivet into the door with a hammer and a flat punch. Insert the rivet into your rivet gun. Line up the hole and insert the rivet. This particular rivet gun is pretty nice because we can rotate the head. So we will move that to get a little more room there. Simply keep it pressed against the end of the rivet. Open and close the handles until the rivet pops and repeat these steps in the other hole. Check for proper operation of your door handle, and you are good to go.

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