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
- Door end trim

2. Raise the glass fully.

3. Remove the plastic cover as needed.

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

5. Driver's door: Disconnect the lock cylinder cable from the latch.

6. Pull away the glass run channel (A) 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.

NOTE: 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 each connector is plugged in properly, and the rod and the cables are connected securely.
- Make sure the power door locks and opens properly.
- When reinstalling the door panel, make sure the plastic cover on the door is installed properly.
- Push the hook into place securely.