How do u remove a 88-91 Civic window crank??
 

I'm putting in some new door panels and cant seem to figure out how to remove the window cranks.. and i dont want to break em. Anybody know how to remove them let me know.

thanks

Re: How do u remove a 88-91 Civic window crank??
 

there's a C-shaped pin that clamps around...it's a pain in the dick...you need to use like2 s screw drivers to just get in there and pop that ---- off

Re: How do u remove a 88-91 Civic window crank??
 

there is a special tool you can get in that "help section" at napa or autozone or whereever...it looks like a big flat wrench, kinda has a square u shape in it, kinda hard to explain, but that does the trick. thats what its for, it costs about $2-3.00. window cranks have a weird clip in them. its a pain in the ass, and I hate doing it. i just left the window crank off in my car, and it rides on the floor board. whenever i wanna put the window down, i just find the handle and slap it on real quick. dam im lazy.

Re: How do u remove a 88-91 Civic window crank??
 

haha..thats where my crank is too..... i need to change out the actual arm and ---- cuz my window doesn't roll up straight :-\

Re: How do u remove a 88-91 Civic window crank??
 

have you tried the alignment bolts at the bottom, on the rail?-the rail that the window sits on?
thats an even more of a bitch than the ------ clip.
dam i hate doors.

and someone mentioned 2 screwdrivers, i would not recommend that.

Re: How do u remove a 88-91 Civic window crank??
 

Just grab and pull ;)

Re: How do u remove a 88-91 Civic window crank??
 

Yeah its the biggest paint in the ass man

You have to like push your door panel out as much as you can to try and pop out that clip

Both mine are left uninstalled right now and I just grab one when I feel like rolling it down for an officer, lost the clips

Re: How do u remove a 88-91 Civic window crank??
 

on most of the cars i have done it to you just take a rag behind it and start wiggling until the c clip comes out.

Re: How do u remove a 88-91 Civic window crank??
 

yeah those lil c clips are bastards. ive busted a window taking one out. it just flew off and i was like... where did it go, then i heard a ping, and the window shattered like all the way on the other side of the schools gerage. i found the clip though.

Re: How do u remove a 88-91 Civic window crank??
 

trick I've been using for 25+ years.............knitting needle.........makes the perfect hook to pull the c-clip.

Got them from my aunt (RIP) who knitted all the time.