Per Haynes Repair Manual #36071, 1993-2005 Ford Ranger Pick-ups: On 1998 and later models, the interior door handle is secured by a single rivet that must be drilled out for handle removal. A rivet gun is necesssary to replace the drilled out rivet and to secure the handle in its original position. It is necessary to remove the door trim panel and watersheild for access.
You would need to pry the door panel off and then play with the door lock and handle rods from the inside.
The rattling noise is in there so you can move the head around.
Yes there could.
The rattling you are asking about turned out on my 320 to be the catalytic converter breaking up internally.
The heat shield on top of the converter may have broken loose. it can be repaired. If the rattling is inside the converter it must be replaced.
Yes there are.
A telescopic handle is a handle that extends from inside it's outer circumference and then contracts inside again.
You can't remove just the inside handle. The handle is part of the door panel.
with a crow bar. If the inside of the trunk can be accessed by removing the back seat, I would try that first.
prybar Well first, remove the screw down in the closing handle, the pop off the piece of plastic around the inside door handle, remove the screw from in there, the grab the handle and pull straight up real hard. When removed, disconnect switched and door panel light.
To clean the inside headlight lens on a ford ranger just simply remove the cap and clean.
Remove the door trim panel. Remove the inside door handle rod. Remove the inside door handle retaining rivets. Remove the inside door handle from the door by sliding the handle rearward.