Front Door Latch: Service and Repair

Front Door Latch Replacement

NOTE: Put on gloves to protect your hands.

1. Remove these items:
- Door panel Front Door Panel Removal/Installation

- Inner handle Front Door Panel Removal/Installation

- Door end trim Front Door Panel Removal/Installation

2. Raise the glass fully.

3. Remove the plastic cover as needed. Service and Repair

4. Detach the rod fastener, and disconnect the outer handle rod from the outer handle base. Service and Repair

5. Driver's door: Disconnect the cylinder cable from the latch. Service and Repair

6. Pull the glass run channel (A) away as needed, and remove the bolt, then remove the center lower channel (B) by pulling it downward.






7. Remove the screws (A, B) securing the latch (C), then remove the latch through the hole in the door. Take care not to bend the outer handle rod (D), the latch cable (E), or the inner handle cable (F).






8. Remove the foam seals (A, B) from the latch protector (C) and the latch (D).






9. Remove the screw, then remove the latch protector (A) by releasing the hook (B).






10. Disconnect the latch cable (A) and the inner handle cable (B) from the latch (C).

11. Install the latch in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- Before reinstalling the latch protector, clean the latch and the latch protector surfaces with isopropyl alcohol where the new foam seals will be attached.

- After reinstalling the latch protector to the latch, attach the new foam seals to the protector and the latch.

- Make sure the actuator connector is plugged in properly, and the rod and the cables are connected securely.

- Make sure the door locks and opens properly.

- Make sure the plastic cover on the door is installed properly and sealed around its outside perimeter to seal out water.