window handles HELP!
 

Hey how do I get the window rollup handles off of the door so I can take the interior piece off of the door?

-Kyle

Re: window handles HELP!
 

Oh yeah, there's a little pin shaped like an omega which holds the handle onto the cog thing. if you get a baby screw driver you can pop it off...it slides either toward the black bit from the centre or the other way but just make sure you see where it goes. It'll pop off with quite a bit of pace. good luck.

Re: window handles HELP!
 

You need a special tool to remove the window cranks. Mine is made by K-D Mfg. Co. Model 430. It is made especially for removing early model door hardware. If you were to describe how it looks and works, it's similar to a large snap-ring plier, that squeezes together a metal ring that sets in a groove on the shaft of the crank.

Re: window handles HELP!
 

taking them off is easy why waste the money on the tool ?

Re: window handles HELP!
 

I'm not speaking out of experience with the Z cars, and my '79 has power windows, but I have found out that that little tool does save time and effort. I don't even remember buying it, or what it might cost, but like everything else, there's probably the right way and then there's improvising when you have to. By the way, when reinstalling the crank, put the keeper on first, and push in place.

the right tool
 

Often if you're only going to use a tool once, it's cheaper to improvise. However if you're going to do a job repeatedly, the proper tool saves time and frustration, and the few $$ spent are well worth it.

Re: window handles HELP!
 

Somehow I can't see me rushing out to buy a special window winder removing tool any time soon...ha ha that cracks me up.

Maybe I'll get one for xmas.

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you're idea of a coomplete line of tools is probably a set of "baby" cresent wrenches to go with your "baby" screw drivers. Quit being so petty.

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Yeah, sorry dude...I was just taking the piss.

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Altho' you should see my tiny kit of little cresents and screwdrivers...it fits in the ash tray :-) Perfect for those occasions when the door handles and the like fall off.

Re: window handles HELP!
 

[censored] just use your roach clip.

Gotta get my Z's

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Oh, I thought it was just me who bought a z because the low cabin volume is perfect for hotboxing your gear with a special friend :-D