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from the inside. take your door panel off and look around in there. the door handle is usually held on with pop rivets that have to be cut off from the inside of the door.
The problem is that the inside door handle is broken. Although the inside door handle needs replacement you can still open the door by pulling on the lock lever above the handle.
If the door on a 1993 Corsica opens from the inside and not the outside, one issue is likely the problem. The linkage connecting the outside door handle is disconnected or broken. It is also possible that the door lock is faulty.
You will need to remove the inside door panel of your Mustang. Remove the linkage from the outside door handle. Remove the outside door handle retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new outside door handle.
how do I open a door when the handle broke and the part theat connects into the outer wall will not release?
Broken door handle. replace it.
take inside door panel off and unbolt outside door handle from the inside.
Inside handle, outside handle, sliding door handle?
Inside door handle or outside door handle?
You need to remove the inner door panel and see whats broken or come off. You may find that the linkage to the inside door handle has just come off of a pivot of a retaining clip has broken or fallen off. You may also find that the inner door handle has broken and has to be replaced.
= outside door handle on a 1997 Toyota Camry. =
Most likely the outside handle is broken. The ear that the rod connects to breaks off. Only solution is to replace. Remove the inside panel and there will be one or two bolts holding the handle in. ON the back door there should only be one rod connected to it.