Excellent service....

This helped me so much!

This is one of the best videos for the right hand rear door, what he didn't tell and he may not have had the issue is what to do when you get all the stuff out of the way and you have both cables laying in the bottom of the door. Harbor Freight makes a 5 or 6 piece pick set, use the crooked offset, go in straight where the inside handle cable connects and unlatch it, pull the bottom cable, tadaaaa door open.

Thank you very much for sharing this video it helped me out a lot My mother had a van similar and it had me stumped but I saw your video and I was able to finish and get it done right never thought to take it out it helped out a lot so thank you and God bless

@lifeathand1062

2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome glad it help and have a blessed one!

VERY GOOD INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO. MUST WATCH A FEW TIMES. HE SHOULD HAVE EXPLAINED HOW TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE THROUGH OVAL PLASTIC COVER ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR NEAR THE LATCH MECHANISUM. NEED SCREW DRIVER & VEIW FROM BOTTOM UP FROM LICENSE HOLDER OPENING. 5 STARS......

Thanks! Much better than other videos on KZread!

I've gone through every step up to removing the entire latch assembly. I was hoping there was a trick that would allow me to bypass that step. Now I know. Thanks for the tutorial.

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to help

Thanks for the video bud. It helped me 👍🏻

Great narration to walk us through the process. Thank you very much. i will suggest this, though. Instead of buying the cable sets that come with the same rubber/plastic cable ends that will fail again in a few years of heat, buy a set of 4 or 8 or 16 (!) aluminum cable ends instead. This is such a frequent Ford failure that these are availabl everywhere. I got mine for less than $1 each on Amazon (Dornan part). Replace the cable ends with these and you won't ever have to do it again. I've had my Ford van for for 17 years and sure wish I'd known about these aluminum repair ends when i did this job the first couple of times :-)

Good video

Your videos r awesome

I would like to thank everyone for watching and commenting on this video I hope everyone has had success fixing this issue.

gonna try this tomwo. i’m not confident but i’m gonna do my best, thx for the thorough vid.

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

You got this worse that could happen is you don't fix it and just put it back together

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

Any success

Thanks; this video was right on point! I grew up in Southern Indiana; that's a Kentucky accent if I've ever heard one. I'm guessing west of Louisville near Paducah.

@lifeathand1062

2 жыл бұрын

Your close I'm just over the line in TN glad it helped

Good video man this really helped me out. Thank you for sharing.

@lifeathand1062

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching I'm glad it helped

This is so helpful. My issue is that in the process of getting the door to open initially both cables came loose after the door was open. When we got ready to call it a day the door got shut. So now we’ve got a shut door with no cables attached in there to get it open.

@Khlandestine

7 ай бұрын

You can slide your finger in behind the unlock tab thing on the side closest to you to pull the thing with no cable its hard to find but once you found it you can do it

Thank you I'm doing the exact same thing to a 98 Ford sportsman exact same door latches and everything I didn't quite take the last two lashes off this drive me crazy busting my knuckles all up I guess I gotta completely disassemble it all because the door lock cable and that top cable fell out when I was replacing the window And I found one of the sleeves one of the necks is is broke off one of the heads broke off on one of the cables anyway so I gotta get a new cable what a headache of a job especially if you got big hands drive me crazy thank you very much I needed that I can see there are zero short cuts. Everything's gonna be completely disassemble rotate it out and then properly reassembled and that's gonna drive me 😢😢😢nuts

@lifeathand1062

10 ай бұрын

Glad to help I hope you get it done. It is a horrible design

Only video that really shows everything. It seems like a pain i might get a mechanic to do it. I figured you needed to take out the lock, of course they couldnt make it easy. I tried to take out lock, and stwrted stripping star screws wth.

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the star screws are a pain sometimes you have to go the next size up and peck it in with a hammer or cut a slit in it with a dremel so you can use a flat blade screw driver Thanks for watching

@handmadebynepal

3 жыл бұрын

@@lifeathand1062 ok thanks i was wondering becuase they seem to be hard to get out. I been looking for days for a video on this, your video is the only one that showed everything. Thank you so much

Very good vid! Was looking to see if there was a vid on this as I have already fixed the outside handle ( arm that holds the rubber part of the cable was loose, jb weld ) but now it's not working again. Thinking it's the cable but can't see up to the latch. The cable cover does slide so it must not be hooked up top..... Thanks again, very good vid!! 94 e-350

@lifeathand1062

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! They definently didn't make it easy to repair.

My third time through fixing this.

Ayight,ayight...

Man this is tough I hope I can get it on my calendar is not broken it just popped off ill try to put it on this weekend ill keep you updated

@lifeathand1062

4 жыл бұрын

I had to peck the cable ends back in I'll answer questions if I'm able to get service also I am going to upload a video on how to fix the AC of it's switching from vent to defrost when under a load

@lifeathand1062

4 жыл бұрын

I apologize for not responding quicker I'm in the mountains alot and just got the notification for your msg

What if the cables are good but door only opens sometimes? I opened everything up but the cables end are good. Maybe the latch has issues?

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

Try cleaning the latch and then putting a good silicone spray on it. I would probably use some break parts cleaner just be sure to wear safety glasses.

How’d you get the piece hooked back in to the locking mechanism? That’s where I’m stuck, it’s impossible to pull that hook through the tiny hole

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

You have to feed the cable around through the cracks and then in will go in that part is a bit of a pain you may need to move it with your fingers a it to open it just enough

@thetruth7644

11 ай бұрын

@@lifeathand1062yeah I was working on this job today….. I know why that part wasn’t shown 😂

I did exactly that with those three screws now none of them with come of cause they are rounded 😂😂😂

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

Horrible design thanks Ford yikes

So the cable stopped working because it wasn' t settling back into itd return spot?

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

That should be a simple fix

@matthewabram3443

3 жыл бұрын

@@lifeathand1062 yeah i fixed it.

Does it use the same cables on the left rear door?

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

I've never had to replace a left cable but I would say based on the differences in how it latches shut on the top and bottom that the cable lengths will differ but the general process will be close

How does the top half of the door panel come off

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I just saw this there isjust a few screws and then you lift up on the panel to get it out

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service sir

My problem is that one of my rear doors on my E350 Econo Wagon (16-passenger) van is closed shut and I don't know how to open it so I can repair it.

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

If you take the inside panel off the door then take the part around the handle off you can reach in and find the mechanism that will open the door it should have the cables attached you pull the cable which should open the door I hope this helps

@lowerastral1963

3 жыл бұрын

@@lifeathand1062 Yes. Thank you. I did it, thanks to you.

@lifeathand1062

3 жыл бұрын

Did you get yours fixed

@lowerastral1963

3 жыл бұрын

@@lifeathand1062 I have repaired two of the doors on my van. I still need to fix the rear doors. I've just been really lazy about getting to it. It's been raining like crazy here in Southern California, which is an oddity, since we've been in an ongoing drought for, oh, I don't know, what, something like over thirty years now. In the last three weeks, we've had more rain than we've had in the last ten years combined. Today, Saturday (1-30-2021) is sunny, but cold outside. I've been spending almost all of my time looking for a job online, so the camper van project has been set aside, at least, for the next few weeks, anyway. Thank you for asking though.

@GaryYoung-eq1ph

Жыл бұрын

I pulled down cable over and over never opens.

What if door does not want 2 open !? Pulling +pulling cable!

@lifeathand1062

Жыл бұрын

Are you sure it's unlocked

How did you get the latch out with the lock rod attached to it? I unscrewed the thing and wasn't able to pull it out because the other end was still connected to the lock.

@lifeathand1062

4 жыл бұрын

You have to reach up in the door and disconnect the plastic clip from the lock and twist to get it out

@lifeathand1062

4 жыл бұрын

I researched my video you just turn the rod until it comes out of the white plastic hole piece it is difficult horrible design

@ransomron8602

4 жыл бұрын

@@lifeathand1062 Thanks for the reply. I will try that tomorrow.

@ransomron8602

4 жыл бұрын

9:23 the metal rod at your pinky. On mines there is a plastic orange piece holding the other end of it where the keyhole deal is. Is that the piece that i twist?

@lifeathand1062

4 жыл бұрын

You have to turn the piece that was bolted in to get the hook piece to come out you have to work with it a bit

Where do you live I want to fix my car bro

Your not showing whis short cable and long cable!

@lifeathand1062

11 ай бұрын

Not sure what the comment says