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I tried the tool that Ford Blue Blood refers to. I still found it difficult to get the clip to come off and ended up scratching my aluminum somewhat. (probably my lack of abililty more than anything)
A mechanic then showed me a little trick that worked great. Get some very stiff wire (fencing wire) and bend a tight little U on one end. Come at the handle from the opposite end from where you grab to open the door. Thread the wire under it so that the U grabs the end of the spring clip and pull it out.
I had similar problems with my door lock on the drivers side. I thought the lock was broken because it turned so freely. When I got around to looking at the problem I found two clips laying inside the bottom of the door. These clips held the various connecting rods tight and eliminated some of the "slop". Once I put these clips back where they belonged the locked worked again.
Now the only problem I seem to have is that when I try to lock the door from the outside, the vacuum system that works the power locks wants to push the lock up again. This doesn't happen when I lock it from the inside. I will work on this problem next.
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