How do you remove the left side door panel on a 1992 Toyota pickup?

Answer 1

After recently completely changing out a 1992 cab to a 1995 cab, there insn't anything i don't know about this year of truck (89-95).

this is going to be really easy there is only three things to remove from the front of the panel and the hardest is going to be the release handle. lets start with the easiest!

First, and i am sure you probably tried to get this one already, remove the pull handle, two Phillips screws. then the window roll down handle, this ones kinda tricky but shouldn't be too hard if you have a small standard screwdriver, push in on the panel and look behind the lip of the handle where it rubs on the panel, you might need some one to hold a flashlight, you will see a metal wire, if you don't, then turn the handle, what you are actually looking for is a "C" clip, this is a big clip, and you will need the screwdriver to push one side of the clip off and perhaps grab it with a pair of needlenose as it peeks out the other side. once you have that clip off, or if you can't find a clip at all, (but make sure there is no clip because some times previous owners may have lost these) and then pull out straight out, not from the knob of the handle but from where the handle goes through the panel.

then the harder one, the door release handle, you will want to take out the screw from the center of the handle, then push the entire handle assembly forward, twords the hinge, it will only move about a quarter of an inch, this is because it has hooks that it holds on the the door core with, then pull out a little bit twords you, you will notice a bar connected to it, and a plastic clip that is white if i remember right, you will need to remove this clip from this bar before this handle will come off, hold everything square to each other here because you may bend or break something, to get this clip of you will need to press a little bit on each side of it at a time, it is 15 years old, and you don't want it to break, because it holds that bar in there and you don't want to have to roll down the window to open your door with the outside handle, once you have this clip undone, then then bar will come up and the handle is freed, leave the bar, from here the panel has several holders or clips that keep it on the door, just use a larger standard screwdriver, and start from the bottom between the door and the panel pry you will hear a pop, that's ok they are reusable, then move to the next clip, then the next all the way around, there is only one odd ball clip on the top above the release handle that's metal but it is reusable but some times it will stay with the door so make sure you put it with the panel before putting it back on. and there you go, any more questions my e-mail is kc0tdw@kc0tmo.com