RE Rear door panel removal on '86 4kq

[Todd Phenneger <phen9461@uidaho.edu>]

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>This weekend I was going to try and remove one of the rear door panels
to
>take a look at the window regulator and lube the other window, but I
>couldn't figure out how to remove the panel.  No visable screws, so I
tried
>prying it off, thinking it may be held in by clips, but stopped shortly
into
>the procedure because it didn't seem like I was doing it correctly.
What is
>the proper way to remove the panel to gain access to the window
regulator?

    Sure.  First, remove the thing for locking door (on top or panel)
then remove two large screw from the Arm Rest (look on the underside)
then pop a plastic panel out from inside the inner door handle to reveal
a small screw.  Remove screw and remove plastic part.  YOu can leave the
handle in place as it is connected to metal door frame.   Now, I belive
you are ready to pull the panel off.  USe a LARGE flat blade screw
driver to carefully pry off each plastic clip that holds it in.
Basically just pull it out but you dont want to bent door panel so
prying right by the clips is best.  THere are about 10 of them around
the sides and bottom of panel
    Front panels are same with addition of the triangular platsic piece
at the front by the mirror.  Remove it and screw under it that holds up
panel.  AND romove the 6? screws that hold the door pocket in.  One of
them is hidden.  It is burried in the carpet where the divider for the 2
pockets is about half way up.  Just poke around untill you feel a
deprssion and push.  THen engage screw and loosen.

>As for this weekends repairs on the car, went to a local bone yard and
got a
>replacement sun visor, a new bulb unit for one of the front corner
lamps
>(the old bulb was fused into the unit), and bought the entire outside
mirror
>just so I could get the glass, which I then cracked while trying to
remove.
>Oh well, I guess a cracked mirror is better than no mirror. :-(  I
would
>have replaced the entire unit (which is what I should have done, since
the
>motor doesn't work on my mirror) but I didn't want to splice the wires.
But
>I can still do that in the near future.

    I replace entire mirror with no spices. You have to remove door
panel but the connections are in the car just inside where the wires
from door enter car.  I just pulled old unit out and replaced with new
and fed wires into car and plugged into sockets.

    Hope that helps.
Todd