Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

Removal





1. Lower window.

2. Using a small flat blade tool, start at top and pull on door handle grip to disengage grip from handle to expose door inner pull handle fastener.





3. Using a small flat blade tool, disengage power door lock switch (or cover on non-power door lock equipped vehicles) to expose door inner pull handle fastener.

4. On power door lock equipped vehicles, disconnect power door lock switch connector and remove switch.

5. On driver's side, using a small flat blade tool, disengage power mirror switch (or cover on non-power mirror equipped vehicles).

6. On driver's side of power mirror equipped vehicles, disconnect power mirror switch connector and remove switch.





7. Using a small flat blade tool, gently pry on tweeter speaker cover and remove to expose door inner pull handle fastener.





8. Pull gently on mirror patch to remove and expose door inner pull handle fastener.

9. Remove all door inner pull handle fasteners.

10. Pull door inner pull handle away from door trim panel, disconnect tweeter speaker connector.





11. Remove lower door trim panel fasteners.

12. On non-power window equipped vehicles, remove window crank handle.

13. Disengage door trim panel side retainers by grasping door panel along bottom and gently pulling out.

14. Partially remove inside weatherstrip above door trim panel.

15. Lift upward on door trim panel to disengage panel from door structure at top of panel.

16. On vehicles equipped with illuminated front door trim panels, hold door trim panel away from door structure and disconnect wiring harness connector.

17. Remove door trim panel and place in a clean protected area.





18. Remove water deflector at rear edge of door and fold up and over window opening.

19. To aid in installation, use tape or marker to note orientation and door structure routing of all lock and latch actuator rods.





20. Detach manual lock rod from latch assembly by releasing rod retaining clip and pulling outward.

21. Remove manual lock rod by pulling up through access hole.

22. Detach inside door release handle actuator rod from latch mechanism by releasing rod retaining clip and pulling outward.

23. Remove inside door release lever assembly.





24. Remove weatherstrip at rear of window and window rear guide.

25. Raise window as high as possible without pinching weatherstrip.

26. Remove power door lock wiring harness retainer (if equipped) from rear window guide.





27. Remove rear window guide bolt at outside rear edge of door structure.





28. Release rear window guide from door structure by pulling down, and remove from door.

29. Disconnect power door lock wiring harness connector from latch assembly (if equipped).





30. Remove latch assembly bolts from outside rear edge of door structure.





31. Position latch assembly so that latch-to-lock cylinder rod can be removed at latch assembly by prying gently between lock rod and latch assembly.

32. Remove latch-to-lock cylinder rod from latch assembly.

33. Remove latch assembly from vehicle.

34. Remove lock rod from lock cylinder and discard.