Interior: Removing window crank

[Daan]

How the heck do I get this off? I sprayed it down with penetrating oil and tried a half dozen different tools to try to pry it off with no success. I need to get the frozen regulator out, so I can get the broken glass out. I hosed the regulator with penetrating oil many times and it’s still stuck. I guess I could cut the shaft, because when I get a new regulator it’ll have that shaft still?

[christophe]

The crank is held by a little spring clip. There is a special tool to remove them, but you can also use two thin blades. Look closely behind the crank. Locate the two protruding tabs of the spring and push them gently in the opposite direction.

[shifter4]

These are held on on the backside . There is a wire clip , that can be removed by working a common screwdriver up behind and pushing it out .
A local auto parts store should have a flat tool in the " HELP " section to do this .

[StudeRich]

The Door Handle Removal Tool is Not Studebaker Specific, it is commonly used on Fords and others so IS easily available at Parts Stores.
Without a locking "Clip", the handle would fall off, so it HAS to be secured.

I believe the open end of the "C" Clip should face the handle side of the handle, so the Tool enters from there to push it off of the rounded side of the Handle, But some are often installed backwards.

If there is a spacing Nylon Washer or an Escutcheon behind the handle, you have get under those with the Tool.

[StudeRich]

Actually; ABOVE or OVER the Washers, directly under the Handle with the Tool.

[Skip Lackie]

Also used on zillions of GM cars and trucks

[Studebakercenteroforegon]

Back around 1965, when I first started owning Studebakers, an interior door handle removing tool was one of the first specialized tools I bought. And I still have it and use it!

[handyharry]

I am in need of one of those tools. Where should I look for one?

[Daan]

I have this tool (plus a whole pile of plastic trim remover tools) and I wasn’t able to get it. I guess I just gotta work harder at it…

[christophe]

That's the right one. But you have to make sure it is behind the two tabs of the spring before releasing it by pushing on the tool.

[StudeRich]

OR, try going from the Other Side.

[Daan]

This is why I don’t work as a mechanic

[Daan]

“Task Failed Successfully”, as my kids would say… I was cranking on the handle and I heard a “PING” and then I could roll the window down for the first time. After much struggle I got the glass kit, and the vent window. The crank is still stuck on though!

[Daan]

I pulled the crank off the other door. It just came off with next to no effort…

[Big Dan]

If the spring clips get bent out a little too far, they tend to slide out of the groove on the shaft of the window regulator easier.

[Daan]

We’re in the middle of a thunderstorm right now (it hasn’t rained in weeks) so my internet is super slow now.
Anyway I don’t know what’s different about this crank and the one on the other door-there’s a spring and a circular piece of plastic behind the stuck one and this crank had nothing.

[Daan]

Is there something on the crank I’m not seeing, that I’m missing? I’m holding back the spring and the round plastic thing with my trim tool. I couldn’t feel or see anything else on the shaft to get off. And man I get held up by the littlest things…
Oh and the hole for the Climatizer makes a perfect place to put my legs, while I’m sitting on the transmission hump while I’m working

[Studebakercenteroforegon]

My eyes aren’t as good as they used to be, but am I seeing something like a Phillips head screw on the cylindrical part of the inside of that door handle? If so, a lot of work since someone didn’t have a 2 cent clip.
As a parts dealer, I buy the clips 100 in a box, since they are so easy to lose when removing.

[Big Dan]

Is this a good time to stand up and yell CASO?!

[51 land cruiser]

On the 1st picture looks like l can see the round side of the clip, pushed closer to the handle, maybe just 1 "ear" in the groove on the bottom side.

[rockne10]

The correct tool will release the spring clip without pushing it entirely off the crank, so it wont go flying and you won't lose it. The clips are available.
Reinstalling is simple. The clip can be fully seated on the crank, then you simply install the crank over the pivot and give it a whack with the palm of your hand and the clip will lock the crank in place.

[Harryhawk]

You can clearly see the clip is still in position, your tool is not doing the job for some reason, why not use a sturdy wire with a small hook on the end and pull it clear you seem to have enough clearance. Cheers Harryhawk

[christophe]

Test the tool on the crank that's been removed from the car to find the correct position to remove the spring. Then repeat on the stubborn crank. If this does not work, do what Harry said.