To save some money and repair it yourself you can do this repair in about 25 minutes with the roper tools first you have.
How to fix a van sliding door handle.
The handle was broken so i had to replace it.
Broken sliding door handles the fix repair 1.
There are a bunch of wires that control the electric locks.
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You can do this by sliding it back but it is a good idea to keep it open with a large brick or one of those devices that holds a bike s wheel in place.
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Remove the old door handle from the slider by unscrewing the hardware.
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.
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Not sure how common of a problem this is but we didn t find any videos on it.
Keep the hardware in case you need it for the new door handle.
You should secure the door so it can t be pulled shut and then take off the handle.
Behind the door handle is a small square cover using a small flat screwdriver simply pop it from the top and remove.
This is pretty simple if you want.
Line up the new door handle with the existing holes for the hardware and put it in place.
Remove the 2 screws to remove the handle once the door was open i could see how it was constructed.