Door Lock Cylinder: Service and Repair

Lock Cylinder

• The removal and installation procedure applies to the housing on the front passenger side. Removing and installing lock cylinder is derived accordingly from this.

Removing

- Remove the front door cover. Refer to => [ Remove the cover with the clips from the door starting at the bottom. ] Outer Door Panel.

- Pry out cover cap in front of bolt - 1 -.






- Pull door handle - 2 - in - direction of arrow - and unscrew bolt - 1 - until it stops using socket wrench (T10072).

- Pull out housing - 3 -.

Installation

- Insert the housing - 3 - in the door at a right angle.






Door handle - 2 - must make contact only lightly at door plate.

- Now tighten the bolt - 1 - as far as the stop using the socket wrench (T10072).

Door handle - 2 - engages again into housing - 3 - with a very audible click.

• During installation, housing must be pressed onto door plate. The door handle rests only lightly against the door panel.

Further installation is in reverse order of removal.

Then a function test must be performed with door open, since the door cannot be opened if release is not correctly adjustment or clipped in.