Removing Silverado External Door Handle

The exterior door handles on your silverado are an extremely important part of the body on the truck.

Removing silverado external door handle.

Remove the trim panel. These handles are available in a variety of styles and finishes to complement different decorating styles. Depending on the door handle design the faceplate may be able to slide completely off. In this video we re going to show you how to replace an exterior door handle on this 2011 chevy silverado 1500.

Remove the water deflector. In this video we ll do the repair replacement to fix a broken outside door handle for any old body style obs gm full size trucks for the front row door. If that is the case use a screwdriver instead of an allen wrench. If a door handle breaks or becomes inoperable you need to replace it if you wish to continue to use the door as a means of entering the vehicle.

Step 3 slide the cosmetic faceplate away from the door. Remove the outside handle mounting nuts. A lever door handle is used in place of a traditional doorknob on many modern locksets. In this video we re going to show you how to replace an interior door handle on this 2011 chevy silverado 1500.

Door outside handle replacement removal procedure. Remove the outside handle rod from the rod clip. Remove the lock cylinder rod from the rod clip. Apply masking tape across the door handle on the outside of the door to secure handle while removing the nuts.

It s a similar process on the gmc sierras and the chevy silverados from 2007 to 2012. Occasionally the door handle may instead use a different screw type such as a phillip s head screw. In this video i replace a broken exterior door handle on my 1998 chevy silverado pickup truck. It broke on a cold day but i had to wait until it was warmer.