Rear Door Latch: Service and Repair

REAR DOOR LOCK


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove the rear door finisher. Refer to Door Finisher.





2. Disconnect the inside handle knob cable and lock knob cable from the back side of the rear door finisher.
3. Remove the rear door sash. Refer to Removal and Installation.
4. Remove the rear door window and rear door screen assembly. Refer to Removal and Installation.
5. Remove door side grommet, and remove outside handle escutcheon bolt from grommet hole.

CAUTION:
Do not forcibly remove the TORX bolts.





6. While pulling the outside handle, remove outside handle escutcheon.





7. Slide toward rear of vehicle, and pull forward to remove the outside handle.





8. Remove the front gasket and rear gasket.





9. Remove the TORX bolts, remove the door lock assembly.





10. Remove the TORX bolt, and remove the outside handle bracket.





11. While pulling outside handle, slide toward rear of vehicle to remove outside handle.
12. Disconnect the door lock actuator connector and remove the door lock assembly.





13. Reach to separate outside handle cable connection.






INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
To install each rod, be sure to rotate the rod holder until a click is felt.