Rear Gate

Rear Gate

CAUTION:
- Be careful not to scratch coated surfaces of car body and window glass during removal. Place a cloth over the affected area.
- Be careful not to damage trim panels.
- Use an assistant when handling heavy parts.
- Be careful not to damage or lose small parts.

REMOVAL




1. Remove clips from trim panel and detach trim panel.

CAUTION: Be careful not to damage clips or their holes.

2. Disconnect connectors and terminal.
3. Disconnect rear washer hose from wiper motor.
4. Remove high-mount stop light.




5. It disconnected harness is re-used, tie connector with a string and place on the upper side of rear gate for ready use.

CAUTION: Do not forcefully pull cords, lead wires, etc. since damage may result; carefully extract them in a wavy motion while holding connectors.

6. Remove rear wiper.
7. Remove both rubber ducts and then extract washer hose and harness connector.




8. Gas stay
1. Completely open rear gate.
2. Remove bolts which hold gas stay to rear gate.

CAUTION:
- Be careful because rear gate drops while removing bolts. Have an assistant support it while removing bolts.
- Be sure to place a folded cloth between rear gate and body to prevent scratches.




9. Remove the bolts which hold rear gate to hinge and then detach rear gate.







- General precautions in handling rear gate gas stay

CAUTION:
- Do not attempt to disassemble gas stay because its cylinder is filled with gas.
- Before discarding gas stay, place it at a slight angle with the cylinder body side facing up and drill a 2 to 3 mm (0.08 to 0.12 in) dia. hole to completely discharge the content. (Gas is odorless, colorless and harmless; however, metal powder may come out of the hole.)
- It is good practice to place a vinyl sack over it before drilling the hole because oil may spurt out. Be careful to prevent vinyl cover from becoming entangled on the drill.
- Be careful not to scratch the exposed section of piston rod or allow oil or paint to come in contact with it.
- Do not attempt to rotate the extended piston rod.




10. Latch
1. Remove trim panel.
2. Disengage rod from holder (= key cylinder).
3. Remove bolts from auto-door lock actuator.
4. Remove bolts from latch, and detach latch.
5. Disconnect rear gate switch connector.
6. Disconnect auto-door lock actuator connector.
7. Detach latch.




11. Rear gate outer handle
1. Remove trim panel.
2. Remove latch.
3. Remove two nuts used to hold outer handle to the inside of rear gate, and detach outer handle.

CAUTION: Be careful not to damage packing when removing outer handle.

12. Key cylinder
1. Remove trim panel.
2. Disengage rod from holder.
3. Remove retaining spring from key cylinder, and detach key cylinder from outside.




13. Striker
1. Remove rear skirt trim.
2. Remove two bolts from striker and detach striker.

INSTALLATION
Install in reverse order of removal. Some special items will be described.







1. WEATHERSTRIP
1. Place weatherstrip so that its joints meet at lower center of vehicle body, and install by inserting flanged portion from below, as shown in section A-A in figure.
2. Tap along entire length with a rubber hammer to firmly insert body flange into weatherstrip.

CAUTION:
- Be careful not to install in wrong direction.
- Install weatherstrip carefully and firmly.

2. OUTER HANDLE (REAR GATE)

Tightening torque: Outer handle mounting nut
5.4 - 9.3 N.m (0.55 - 0.95 kg.m, 4.0 - 6.9 ft.lb)

CAUTION: Completely insert latch pin into handle lever.

3. LATCH

Tightening torque: Latch mounting bolt
20 - 29 N.m (2.0 - 3.0 kg.m, 14 - 22 ft.lb)

CAUTION: Firmly join latch with key cylinder, and outer handle.

4. HINGE

Tightening torque:

Hinge mounting bolt and nut Door side
20 - 29 N.m (2.0 - 3.0 kg.m, 14 - 22 ft.lb)

Body side 20 - 29 N.m (2.0 - 3.0 kg.m, 14 - 22 ft.lb)

CAUTION:
- Be sure to add sealer to hinge.
- When installing rear gate, be careful not to damage coating on body and rear gate.

5. GAS STAY

Tightening torque: Stud bolt
10 - 18 N.m (1.0 - 1.8 kg.m, 7 - 13 ft.lb)

6. STRIKER

Tightening torque: Striker mounting bolt
20 - 29 N.m (2.0 - 3.0 kg.m, 14 - 22 ft.lb)

7. BUFFER

Tightening torque: Buffer mounting bolt
5.4 - 9.3 N.m (0.55-0.95 kg.m, 4.0 - 6.9 ft.lb)

CAUTION: Be careful not to mistake RH and LH body side buffers.

8. AUTO DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR

Tightening torque: Actuator mounting bolt
5.4 - 9.3 N.m (0.55 - 0.95 kg.m, 4.0 - 6.9 ft.lb)