The door handle moves a lever on the top of the latch which makes a cable pull another lever on the other end of the door which releases the catch on the back of the door.
How to fix a van sliding door handle.
Remove the inside door handle 6 there is suppose to be a pin 7 to remove but mine didn t have one.
Remove the 2 screws to remove the handle once the door was open i could see how it was constructed.
You should secure the door so it can t be pulled shut and then take off the handle.
To save some money and repair it yourself you can do this repair in about 25 minutes with the roper tools first you have.
Behind the door handle is a small square cover using a small flat screwdriver simply pop it from the top and remove.
Make sure that you use a door that has a lock for a door that leads to the exterior of the home.
Not sure how common of a problem this is but we didn t find any videos on it.
Step 1 remove the old handle open the door so that you can remove the old handle of your sliding door.
Here is the part i ordered.
Door latch cable end repair replace with metal ends 99 ford e250 econoline cargo project van duration.
There are a bunch of wires that control the electric locks.
Line up the new door handle with the existing holes for the hardware and put it in place.
Remove the old door handle from the slider by unscrewing the hardware.
This is pretty simple if you want.
Broken sliding door handles the fix repair 1.
Keep the hardware in case you need it for the new door handle.