How do i remove the right out side door handle on a 1993 dodge dokota?

Take the inside door cover and make sure that the connecting rod between the handle and the lock did not become disconnected.

If you cant open the door at all you are screwed! To replace the outside handle you need to remove the door panel to access the bolts that attach the handle to the door.

you probably pulled the rod off of the handle lever. once you get into the truck. take off your inner door panel and re connect those rods. there should be 3 screws on the bottom of the inner door panel. remove those and then lift the panel up and out.

There is a rod that goes from handle to the latch. They are held in by plastic pieces that can come off. If you can somehow get the door open, you can remove the screws and pry off the door panel so you can get a better look

take panel off back door from inside and release/open door

I have this problem every year with my car, 1993 buick regal custom, 3.8. What happens is it gets cold, warms up a bit, and ice or snow melts and gets in the door, then it gets cold again and it freezes. I go to unlock and open the door from the outside and this problem arises.

There is a vertical rod on the left side of the drivers side, right side of the passenger side, that gets bent, from trying to open the door when that mechanism is frozen up. Just bend it back, a TINY bit and it will start working.

I got tired of taking my door apart every time it happened so i cut a little "door" in the cover thing, so i can get at that bar.

I also tried coating it in grease and that seems to lessen the frequency.

Take the interior door trim panel off and check the rods and connectors (plastic) connecting at the inside handle to this rod; and then the rod and connector to the door mechanism. Sometimes these plastic connectors become disconnected, but most of the time they break. The L portion of the rod goes through the hole of the connector. There is a pivoting "U" arm clip that clips over and onto the rod.

You'll need to remove screws that are by the door handle, arm rest, under door and side of door and then gently pull back on the panel as there will also be retaining clips attached and you don't want to break them. You'll need to lift the door panel upwards in order to get it off the window ledge. If it's the inside handle, you'll need to disconnect the rod from the back of the handle. If it's the outside handle, you'll need to pull back the weather seal and use a socket wrench (10mm or 11mm I believe) and remove the mini bolts holding the outer handle on, be careful as I believe the lock cylinder is also held on by the same bolts. then you should be able to pop off the handle (disconnect the rod first)

There are five screws to be removed, two of which are Torx bit. One is in the center of the door panel towards the top. One is behind the door latch handle. One adjacent to the side view mirror, and two along the bottom. There is an access panel along side the door latch handle you need to pop off with a screw driver. It is triangular in shape and about 5 inches long. Once that is removed you will see the door latch linkage to latch handle. Disconnect the linkage by unsnapping the plastic retainer off of the linkag rod and swing it so the rod can be lifted out of the hole. The window crank handle is a *****, you will need a dentist's pick or similar to remove a retaining clip just behind the handle but in front of the panel. The it is just an upward and outward movement on the panel and it should come right out.

take off the interiror panel and you will find a rod that may need to replaced or is slightly off the handle by special retianer