O.T. '95 Chev

Rex is right on track, but you might also want to check those hinges, bushings and pins at the front of the door before you tear it all apart.

Lift the rear of the door when it is standing open about a foot; if you get any shake out of it, these items are worn and the door is sagging on it's mounts and is probably hanging up on the striker/latch.

Hope you don't have to go inside that door cause that's a nasty little job, but the inside handle is by far much easier to replace than the outside one.

Allan

To remove the inner door panel, first remove the arm rest. Two phillips-head screws. Next find a wide flat tool and begin prying the panel off; it is held in place by about two dozen "Christmas-tree" fasteners (i.e., they just push in to hold the panel on). You"ll probably spoil a few of them in the process, since they tend to harden & get brittle over time, but you can find replacements in most auto parts stores in the section with the "Help" brand parts (or "Needa" brand, depending on your store"s affiliation). If you have power windows or power locks (or both), be careful once the panel is loose so you don"t pull the wires out farther than they should go. Once inside, check/lube the linkages and make sure all the springs are in place. One of my springs got fatigued & snapped so that the handle wouldn"t return; had to use a bit of ingenuity & take the temper out of half of the spring to re-bend a "tail" for it. OK, that"s probably too much information now. Let us know if you run into any trouble...

Rex.