1996 Olds 98 Front Driver & Passenger Side 2 Piece Exterior Door Handle Set DIY Solutions BHS02441

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In this video, I'm going to show you how to replace the front door handle on this '97 Cadillac deVille, the same as any '94 - '99. The tools you'll need is a Phillips screwdriver, flat blade screwdriver, and an 8mm and 10mm either wrenches or socket with ratchet will do.

Start by carefully disconnecting the negative battery cable. This should, on most vehicles, will be an 8mm wrench. First take a flat blade screwdriver. Insert in the middle. There is a little tab, you'll push on it. This comes up. Pull forward and out. Then, this back one, there's a little tab here. Just work your screwdriver in there lightly. Pull that out. This one here, push on the tab and pry up and off. Same thing here: push on that tab, pry up, and out. Let's see what's in here: little tab, pry it out and pull the connector out.

Now, here on this courtesy light, carefully pry the front of it out. It comes out, there's a little tab right here. Pull up on it like that. Now you want to remove this panel here, and basically want to go in and find if you can pull it easy. Just make sure that the metal tabs don't get caught in your door panel in the leather and rip the leather. You can see here, this one's caught. Use the screwdriver to pry the leather right up over and out. There's two connectors, push a little tab, disconnect that, and on this the tab and underneath here, push it down and disconnect that.

There are two Phillips screws: one right there and one right in here. When you go for this one, you want to have your screwdriver slightly angled. It's not straight in. It is at some of an angle. I'm just going to fast-forward as I'm just removing those two Phillips screws. Once you remove those screws, lift your panel up and off, and reach in behind and disconnect the speaker. Here's your side impact airbag. Here's your connector right down here. It's got a little orange safety. Pull that out and press on that tab and pull it apart.

I think there's supposed to be four 10mm bolts. It looks like we're missing one down here. I'll speed it up here for moment as we remove those bolts, those nuts that hold the side airbag on. Take that off, and right down here is your bag sensor. There's a little tab. Pull it back. There's also a couple gears that help to lock it. Again, we'll fast-forward as we remove those 10mm nuts. Now, slowly pull your water shield back.

Next, you'll need to remove two clips. One right here, just use your finger to pull it back. Then one up here. Now, these rods come out. You want to remove these two 10mm bolts here. Now, remove the handle by pulling out, down, like that, and have the handle like this. You're going to want to transfer your lock cylinder to your new handle. So this bolt or nut and your lock cylinder comes out. My handle's in fine shape, so I'm just going to put it back together.

To put the handle back in, make sure your rods are out of the way. Put the lock in first, then twist it up. Push it up vertically into your door. It takes a second just to get the right position and it goes right in. I'm going to speed it up here as I just put those two bolts that hold it in and tighten them up. You want to tighten them up nice and firm. Don't over-tighten, though. Reconnect your door latch rod. Just clip it into the green clip or insert it in there. Push it in and then push the clip down onto it. Then the same thing for the lock rod. Push it in and set the clip. We're just going to fast-forward.

Put your water shield back up into place, and then put your airbag module into place. Start the 10mm nuts that hold it. Then, put the airbag sensor back in place. Start the 10mm nuts. Tighten them up nice and firm. Don't over-tighten them. Then, reconnect the air bag and the sensor, and make sure you put the safety clips back on. To reinstall the panel, what you want to do is get your bottom three hooks in first. Just kind of place them close to where they go. Reconnect our tweeter and make sure all our harnesses are coming through here.

Okay, our courtesy light back here. Then, as we rotate it up, these two harnesses. Lift up on the panel and push it in. Make sure it goes in in the front and rear and push down. Make sure all the harnesses are out. I'm going to fast-forward here again as we install those screws. Plug in our courtesy light. Back in place first. Put these connectors in. Then just then hook the bottom in first. Just remember to reconnect your battery and you're all set.

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