How to remove interior door handles????

[mribbich@wi.rr.com]

Can't seem to figure out how to remove interior door handles on a 1929 dodge. Thanks for your help!!! 1-262-392-2989 or mribbich@wi.rr.com

 

Marv.

[keiser31]

Push the escutcheon and spring in toward the material and remove the pin in the handle with a nail....

Edited December 3, 2017 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[mribbich@wi.rr.com]

keiser31

Thanks!!! I know I could count on you to have the answer.

 

Marv.

[mribbich@wi.rr.com]

Was able to remove the pin but because of age they will not come off any ideas??????

 

Marv.

[keiser31]

You might try some WD-40. Try to shoot it into the pin hole and let it soak. They can be stuck on there pretty good, sometimes. They are pot metal, so be VERY careful. There ARE some out there to be had in case you break one. Do a lot of wiggling back and forth of the part and it may come loose after the soak.

Edited December 4, 2017 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[JFranklin]

Some say WD-40 will swell or damage pot metal so maybe just use some light oil.

[keiser31]

16 minutes ago, JFranklin said:

Some say WD-40 will swell or damage pot metal so maybe just use some light oil.

You may be correct on this. I know that these handles bond themselves to the shaft.

Edited December 4, 2017 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[Spinneyhill]

1 hour ago, JFranklin said:

Some say WD-40 will swell or damage pot metal so maybe just use some light oil.

 

Hmmm. I wonder what the physics of that would be. Pot metal contains zinc, which oxidises with time, causing the pot metal to swell. I can't see how WD-40  would cause it to swell.

 

Best penetrating fluid is 50-50 acetone and automatic transmission fluid.