Door Lock Cylinder: Service and Repair

Replacement of door handle and lock cylinder, front doors, 5-D (3-D)

To remove



Door handle
1 Open the door.
2 Remove the door trim. Service and Repair
3 Remove the water barrier.
4 Detach the pull bar between the door handle and door lock from the door side and let it hang down.
5 Remove the guide channel's lower retaining screw and angle it out but do not undo the retainer at the top (plug-in retainer).

Note: 3-D, pull the guide channel down slightly before angling it out.

6 Undo the clip securing the microswitch and unhook same.
7 Detach the pull bar (between the lock cylinder and lock) from the lock.
8 Remove the handle's locknut and plate from the rear of the handle.
9 Detach the push bar (between outside door handle and lock) from the lock.
10 It may be necessary to remove the lock (three screws).
11 Angle the handle out of the door.




Lock cylinder

Note: To remove the lock cylinder, the key must first be inserted in the lock to release it.

Door, driver's side
12 Remove the spring from the casting.
13 Remove the locking washer securing the casting to the lock cylinder

Note: When the spring is removed, the nylon cylinder for tensioning the spring is also released.

14 Pull the casting away from the lock cylinder.

Note: Exercise care. The retaining ball is now loose and can easily fall out.

15 Pull the driver off the lock cylinder.
16 Use the key to rotate the lock cylinder 45° anti-clockwise so that it clears the handle and then press it out of the handle.

Door, passenger's side
17 Remove the locking washer securing the driver to the cylinder.
18 Pull the driver and spring off the lock cylinder.
19 Use the key to rotate the lock cylinder 45° anti-clockwise so that it clears the handle and then press it out of the handle.


To fit
Fit in reverse order.

Note:
Lock on driver's side: Grease the retaining ball on fitting it.
The lock cylinder should be fitted with the drain hole at the bottom, facing downwards.