I can't for the life of me figure out how these window cranks come off anyone please!?!?

Slip a small towel or rag behind it and it should catch the clip and pull it out so you can remove the crank handle.:yes:

Or, you can buy the proper tool and drive yourself nuts trying to get hold of the wire clip to pull it loose. ;)

Slip a small towel or rag behind it and it should catch the clip and pull it out so you can remove the crank handle.:yes:

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

put a towel on the ground beneath you so when it pops off, you can find it. They also call it a Jesus clip 'cause that's what you say when you lose it. The towel trick works well with a little practice.

Just so you know this is what the clip removal tool looks like, and you can buy it in the help section at almost all auto parts stores.


http://i24.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/36/49/6a_1_b.JPG

I keep finding those clips all over my garage floor after a lengthy restoration was completed this spring!

I keep finding those clips all over my garage floor after a lengthy restoration was completed this spring!
So Jim does that mean the last car to leave your garage all the window cranks are going to fall off when they close the doors:D

put a towel on the ground beneath you so when it pops off, you can find it. They also call it a Jesus clip 'cause that's what you say when you lose it. The towel trick works well with a little practice.

I was just about to say the same thing. I sometimes will grab a few when I go to the junkyard, that is if I can get them off...And then find them.

I was just about to say the same thing. I sometimes will grab a few when I go to the junkyard, that is if I can get them off...And then find them.



A Junkyard? They still are around?


Respectfully,
John R.

a shop rag works better then the tool! when you put the handles back on, put the clip on the handle, then put the handle on the post and smack it witht he palm or your hand. they have packs of these clips in the help section at your local parts store.

A Junkyard? They still are around?


Respectfully,
John R.

You mean a Junkyard or a car with roll down windows?:)

Just so you know this is what the clip removal tool looks like, and you can buy it in the help section at almost all auto parts stores.


http://i24.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/36/49/6a_1_b.JPG

The rag is a great idea, too -- but my tool looks exactly like a small screwdriver with a slight bend in the tip.... Go in from the side with the loop - grab it, pull it out.

Same here, the tool works great, I usually just use a pick with a bend on the end grab it and pull.

I just grab a piece of welding rod any bend a hook on the end. It takes less time than it does to find the tool. I'll have to try the rag idea, there are always plenty of those laying around.

Tom

I've always used a small flat screwdriver to pop those clips off. Problem is I always lose them after the fact.