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Hi ... I just started working on my 80 luv. I just painted the outside and now am trying to remove door panels so i can paint them. Any
help on how to remove the window handles? I tried prying them with a flathead but they seem not to want to budge.

Also...any suggestions for cold starts(even in the summer)?

Pictures are on the way....

easiest way to remove the handles is slide a flathead screwdriver behind the handle...there is a little C clip there that holds the handle to the crank...they make a tool that is easier to use than the screwdriver, should be able to pick one up at autozone or napa fairly cheap...


btw...welcome to the site..

pull up a bucket and grab a beer

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Thanks Larphead for the speedy response.
I will post pics as soon as i figure out how.....

I've seen two different kinds of clips on them, but both can be removed pretty easily. I just get a piece of stiff, small diameter wire and bend the end
into a hook. kinda like a home-made slimjim for window cranks...

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hey no problem....thats what we are here for

what color did you paint your truck?

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I like my steak like I like my women, young, tender and bloody.

All I need is my weed, women, and wine. -Edge City Outlaws

I painted it black.....it was originally rust:) Light Blue.
The previous owner affectionately called it "rust bucket".

thanks d for the tool ideal......

thats wat my missus called my luv when i got it, come to think of it she still calles it that even after a $2000 re-spray to remove all the rust

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I said no to drugs....But they just wouldn't listen!

No matter how good she looks, some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her crap!

Gettin the clip off is the easy part, gettin it back on is a little tougher!

nah thats the easy part, yup just put the clip back on the handle and push the handle onto the spline again, easy as pie

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I said no to drugs....But they just wouldn't listen!

No matter how good she looks, some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her crap!

yha til it pops out of what ever your using to put it back on with and shoots across the shop, or yard and you never find it again

i did that taking it off, i stuck the screw driver onto the clip and pulled, she came off but the clip went flying, didnt find it for months til i decided to clean up

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I said no to drugs....But they just wouldn't listen!

No matter how good she looks, some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her crap!

Once you've taken a few of them off it gets to be pretty easy, I use a scribe with a hook end on it. Putting them back on is a challenge if you do it the hard way. I did that the first couple times. Then I figured out as noyz said, just put the clip on the handle the way it is supposed to sit installed, put the handle on the shaft, maybe with a light tap, and the clip catches right where it is supposed to. You shouldn't have to hang onto the clip at all or even touch it when you are putting the handle back on.

Thanks for all the great tips.....
I felt like I was tearing up the door panel so
I decided to just spray paint the handles black too. they dont look that bad either!

lmao!

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I said no to drugs....But they just wouldn't listen!

No matter how good she looks, some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her crap!

Imao? what does that mean?

laughing my a** off.

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About the cold startup... Castrol GTX makes a new type of oil thats ment to help startups in the morning and keep your LUV in good condition on the inside. You might want to check it out. If you do, write me back and tell me if it helped. I might be interested

Iam changing my oil tommorrow and am going to use that new Castrol,
new filters and a fresh bottle of stp fuel system treatment. I'll give and
update as to how it affects my cold start problem.....

I'v found that some of the best stuff to use, oil wise, is Castrol GTX Syntec 4x4 formula, the 15w40w variety seems to work pretty good here in AZ. oh and with oil filters DO NOT GET FRAM!!!!!!!! i'v had problems with them making my oil pressure drop, and i know i'm not the only to have this problem with the. be good to the Luv and go to AutoZone or where ever and get a K&N, they're a little more expensive but they are well worth it. as to the window cranks, what noyz said is what i do, to get them on just use a rubber mallet to help them on, a tap or two and they're on good and tight

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'80 Luv 4x4, 3" BL, 1.5" SL, 32/36, 2.25" exhaust...and fuzzy dice.
'95 Toyota 4Runner Limited 5-Speed.

Ditto on the don't get a fram oil filter. I've had the same problems with low oil pressure from them and the drain back valve is really more like a "make darn sure there is no oil to the motor for the first 20 seconds" valve. I switched to Purolator PureOne filters some years ago and have not had an issue since. Plus, they come in a pretty metallic blue color instead of orange.

Just to be on topic, I'll be putting some window handles on my latest daily driver here in the next few days. I'll snap a picture or two of the clip that holds them on from the back so it will be easy to see how simple to get off they are. (At least its simple once you've seen the side hidden from view when they are installed)