FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
Courtesy of Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

Front Door Weatherstrip: Service and Repair

Door Opening Weatherstrips:





DOOR OPENING WEATHERSTRIPS REMOVAL
1. Open door.
2. Remove door sill scuff plate.
3. Pull weatherstrip from pinch flange around door opening.

INSTALLATION
Position the splice in the door opening weatherstrip in the center of the bottom of the opening and reverse the preceding operation.


FRONT DOOR INNER BELT WEATHERSTRIP
1. Remove front door trim panel.
2. Pull upward at rear end of inner belt weatherstrip.

Front Door Inner Belt Weatherstrip:





3. Separate inner belt weatherstrip from vehicle.
4. Reverse the preceding operation for installation.

SECONDARY SILL WEATHERSTRIP
1. Open front door.
2. Using fork tool C-4828, disengage push-in fasteners holding secondary sill weatherstrip to bottom of door.

Secondary Sill Weatherstrip:





3. Separate secondary sill weatherstrip from vehicle.
4. Reverse the preceding operation for installation.

OUTER BELT MOLDING REMOVAL

Outer Belt Moulding:





1. Remove screw holding rearward end of molding to front door.

Outer Belt Moulding Removal:





2. Using a rubber mallet and block of wood, tap upward at each clip holding belt molding to door.
3. Separate belt molding from door.
4. Reverse the preceding operation for installation.

DOOR GLASS RUN WEATHERSTRIP REMOVAL
1. Remove door trim panel.
2. Remove door glass.
3. Remove bolt holding bottom of front lower run channel to inner door panel.
4. Pull glass run weatherstrip from door glass opening frame.

Door Glass Run Weatherstrip:





5. Remove lower run channel through opening at top of door.
6. Reverse the preceding operation for installation.

A-PILLAR SEAL REMOVAL
1. Open front door.
2. Using a fork-type tool (C-4828), disengage push-in fasteners holding A-pillar seal to A-pillar.
3. Separate A-pillar seal from vehicle.
4. Reverse the preceding operation for installation.


Drip Rail Weatherstrip:





DRIP RAIL WEATHERSTRIP REMOVAL
1. Open front and rear doors.
2. Starting at the bottom of the A-pillar, pull the drip rail weatherstrip from the windshield side molding.
3. Pull the drip rail weatherstrip from the roof rail pinch flange above door openings.
4. Separate drip rail weatherstrip from vehicle.
5. Reverse the preceding operation for installation.