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Arno Fleck <ArnoFle@netscape.net> spake unto the masses in
news:c4fcli$2i82ds$1@ID-12591.news.uni-berlin.de:

> Hi!
>
> I am trying to remove the door panel from my 86 Accord. I've got the
> window crank handle off thanks to another hint but now I am stuck again.
> All the screws are off, all the clips at the lower part of the panel are
> off and the panel can be moved away from the door freely. But it is
> still stuck on the top and really hard; I can't pull it off. Is there
> any special trick to do that?


No trick. Just yank upwards, sharply and HARD.

Your efforts are probably complicated by slight corrosion, accumulated over
the years. Grab the door panel with one hand about mid-point, about where
the door latch striker is, or at the bottom--using that as your main yank
point--then place one finger under the window sill trim's rear edge and
amplify your yanking efforts thereby.

There are metal spring clips at the top that grasp (rather firmly) a flange
at the top of the door.

You want to pull sharply enough to break the panel free, but not bias your
efforts such as to cause the sill trim strip to come loose or the curved
upper portion of the door panel to crack. Yank evenly in both places and it
will pop free.

Aside from the above, does it appear to you that the door pull
handle/armrest is still attached to the door?



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Hi!

> No trick. Just yank upwards, sharply and HARD.

Yep, that did the trick. A friend of mine came over, he did it with a
Civic before and he said the same thing. So with a lot brute force we
got it out (without breaking anything). Thanks!

> Aside from the above, does it appear to you that the door pull
> handle/armrest is still attached to the door?

No, it wasn't. On that particular model, it is only connected to the
door with three strong screws. The door handle itself is connected to
the door trim panel itself and won't go off (and doesn't have to in
order to get the panel off).

Bye,
Arno