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Driver's Door Panel

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Driver's Door Panel

Posted: 4/14/08 7:10pmMessage 1 of 8
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KDADDY79
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Vette(s): White '79 Corvette. It's a driver.
This morning when I began to open the driver's door, I heard a "clunk" when I pushed down on the (outer) door handle. That was followed by something falling down inside the door's interior. The outer door handle no longer works. The inside still works fine.
 
I want to remove the inside driver's door panel so I can take a look.
 
I have a manual knob for the driver's door mirror. This knob appears to hook up to a cable. It is surrounded by a metal bezel that I can unscrew from the door panel.
 
Question is;
How do I disconnect the cable from the knob to allow the door panel to come all the way off? (I have to get the door panel past the mirror control knob.) Confused
 
Thanks in advance. 
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Driver's Door Panel

Posted: 4/14/08 8:06pmMessage 2 of 8
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There's a set screw in there.
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Driver's Door Panel

Posted: 4/15/08 7:20amMessage 3 of 8
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Mike,
Thanks for your reply.
 
Now bare with me here; Confused 
Is the set screw on the end of the cable near the knob?
 
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Posted: 4/15/08 10:56amMessage 4 of 8
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I think the set screw is on the back side of the joystick bezel. If you pull the panel out far enough to look behind, you'll prolly see it.

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Posted: 4/15/08 11:08amMessage 5 of 8
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On all my vettes, the door panels hole for the mirror control bezel will allow that piece to pass back through the panel when turned sideways and diagonally. I've never tried to disassemble but yes, the set screw is there.

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Posted: 4/15/08 7:04pmMessage 6 of 8
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Thanks for those replys.
 
I'll be diggin' in to it tomorrow afternoon.
 
Wish me luck!
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Posted: 4/16/08 5:04amMessage 7 of 8
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[QUOTE=Adams' Apple]...I think the set screw is on the back side of the joystick bezel. If you pull the panel out far enough to look behind, you'll prolly see it.... [/QUOTE]
 
Correct.
 
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Posted: 4/18/08 7:44pmMessage 8 of 8
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Confused   Well, I guess I'm stuck on stupid.
I just could not locate that set screw. However, I did what Ace said and I was able to slide it through the door panel.
Now I have to take it slow and try to get to that outside door handle. It looks tricky but doable.
Wish me luck! 
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