How To Replace Door Handle On 2001 Explorer

Using the special tool install the rivets.

How to replace door handle on 2001 explorer.

Disconnect the exterior door handle actuating rod. Remove the rivets and the exterior door handle. If your ford explorer exterior door handle is showing signs of wear and tear or if it has broken completely it s time to replace it with a new handle. Take good care of your ford explorer by maintaining the door handles.

Remove the two phillips screws exposed. Remove the door panel 1 05 use a flat blade screwdriver to remove the bezel around the door latch. First disconnect the negative side of battery and then open the door and start looking for small black screws or nuts then remove you find some hidden behind what look like little doors that you will need to remove with a screw driver becareful not to pry the plastic completely out of the door panel itself because if this happens you will have to figure out a way to repair so the panel will stay on the door get a thin pry bar to this job or a butter knife. When the handle ages it changes the entire aesthetic of the vehicle making it an important component to fix.

To install reverse the removal procedure.