S212 rear door handle removal?
09-04-2024, 02:48 PM
#1
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S212 rear door handle removal?
Looking to remove my rear door handle, is it the same as the front door but just needing a much longer T20 torx driver? There’s a much larger gap between that little rubber grommet and the actual handle on the rear door as compared to the front. Or does the door card have to come out?
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09-05-2024, 06:36 AM
#2
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Just did this yesterday. You’ll need to get a long T20 screwdriver (Amazon is easiest).
After that it’s the same as the front door:
- loosen T20 completely
- pull handle outwards and remove cover from beside handle (wiggle straight out perpendicular to door)
- return handle to normal position, pull rearward until rear of handle pulls clear of internal mechanism, then pull outward & twist slightly to get front of handle to clear hole
You won’t reach the T20 without a long device- stacking socket extensions won’t work due to small diameter of access hole.
After that it’s the same as the front door:
- loosen T20 completely
- pull handle outwards and remove cover from beside handle (wiggle straight out perpendicular to door)
- return handle to normal position, pull rearward until rear of handle pulls clear of internal mechanism, then pull outward & twist slightly to get front of handle to clear hole
You won’t reach the T20 without a long device- stacking socket extensions won’t work due to small diameter of access hole.
09-05-2024, 09:05 AM
#3
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Just did this yesterday. You’ll need to get a long T20 screwdriver (Amazon is easiest).
After that it’s the same as the front door:
- loosen T20 completely
- pull handle outwards and remove cover from beside handle (wiggle straight out perpendicular to door)
- return handle to normal position, pull rearward until rear of handle pulls clear of internal mechanism, then pull outward & twist slightly to get front of handle to clear hole
You won’t reach the T20 without a long device- stacking socket extensions won’t work due to small diameter of access hole.
After that it’s the same as the front door:
- loosen T20 completely
- pull handle outwards and remove cover from beside handle (wiggle straight out perpendicular to door)
- return handle to normal position, pull rearward until rear of handle pulls clear of internal mechanism, then pull outward & twist slightly to get front of handle to clear hole
You won’t reach the T20 without a long device- stacking socket extensions won’t work due to small diameter of access hole.
