HOW TO: Replace Interior and Exterior Door Handles (1997 Yukon GT) - with pix - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**lks dcvn** · 10-31-2008, 04:40 PM

Step 28. Replace the plastic surround for the door handle.

Step 29. Put the plastic triangle back on the door

Step 30. Screw in the door handles screws - I hit mine with a light coat of rustoleum paint when I took them out - so they don't surface rust any more.

When done - test the door for smooth operation when opening and closing, door locking and the window up and down.

Mine seemed to work better than before.

Total time: 3.5 hours including time to take pix. Knowing what I know now - it would likely take me less than that.

Good luck.

ChevLoRay · 10-31-2008, 11:01 PM

Great job on the how to. The text and pix are excellent. I also need to replace my drivers side outside door handle ass'y. Seeing your post and pix will be of great assistance. Did you have any issues when removing the lock cylinder ass'y from the old handle and installing it in the new one?

**lks dcvn** · 11-01-2008, 09:40 AM

Problems no, but the PITA factor for getting it put in the new handle 8.5-9.

Leave the old lock cylinder on the rod and just leave it dangle in the door when you do the swap - it makes it a whole lot easier.

Getting the cylinder back into the new handle - the hardest part is lining it up to push it in - if I had a helper for 5 mins (one person on the outside of the door and one on the inside lining it up) - it would have been a heck of a lot easier.

Once it was lined up - it just pushed right in and then locked into the new handle.

The hardest part may have been getting the rods in/out of the external door handle - but once I had it apart it made a lot more sense.

I could have shaved 20 mins off my time if I had a helper to line up the cylinder.

10-31-2008, 04:40 PM	#1
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,339	Re: HOW TO: Replace Interior and Exterior Door Handles (1997 Yukon GT) - with pix Step 28. Replace the plastic surround for the door handle. Step 29. Put the plastic triangle back on the door Step 30. Screw in the door handles screws - I hit mine with a light coat of rustoleum paint when I took them out - so they don't surface rust any more. When done - test the door for smooth operation when opening and closing, door locking and the window up and down. Mine seemed to work better than before. Total time: 3.5 hours including time to take pix. Knowing what I know now - it would likely take me less than that. Good luck. Attached Images

10-31-2008, 11:01 PM	#2
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: HOW TO: Replace Interior and Exterior Door Handles (1997 Yukon GT) - with pix Great job on the how to. The text and pix are excellent. I also need to replace my drivers side outside door handle ass'y. Seeing your post and pix will be of great assistance. Did you have any issues when removing the lock cylinder ass'y from the old handle and installing it in the new one? __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

11-01-2008, 09:40 AM	#3
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,339	Re: HOW TO: Replace Interior and Exterior Door Handles (1997 Yukon GT) - with pix Problems no, but the PITA factor for getting it put in the new handle 8.5-9. Leave the old lock cylinder on the rod and just leave it dangle in the door when you do the swap - it makes it a whole lot easier. Getting the cylinder back into the new handle - the hardest part is lining it up to push it in - if I had a helper for 5 mins (one person on the outside of the door and one on the inside lining it up) - it would have been a heck of a lot easier. Once it was lined up - it just pushed right in and then locked into the new handle. The hardest part may have been getting the rods in/out of the external door handle - but once I had it apart it made a lot more sense. I could have shaved 20 mins off my time if I had a helper to line up the cylinder.



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