Rear Gate

Rear Gate

REMOVAL

CAUTION: The panel - rear gate is heavy. When removing and installing it, always work in a team of two or more persons.

1. REAR GATE PANEL

1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Remove the following parts.
- Trim panel - rear gate
- Arm assembly - rear wiper and motor assembly - rear wiper
- Garnish assembly - rear gate

3. Remove the light assembly - high-mounted and the nozzle - rear washer.
4. Remove the rear gate latch and actuator - rear gate.
5. Remove the clips, and remove the drip - rear gate.







6. Remove the rubber duct (A).
1. Pull out the claw while pushing it using a flat tip screwdriver (B) or similar tools.
2. Remove the rubber duct (A) connection.







7. Pull out the harness and the hose assembly - rear washer from the panel - rear gate.
8. Remove harness clip of each harness from the panel - rear gate.
9. Before removing the stay assembly - rear gate, prevent the panel - rear gate from closing by using a prop or the like.

CAUTION: If the prop comes off, operators may get injured and vehicle may get damaged. Make sure to support the panel - rear gate with secure material to prevent injury or damage.







10. Remove the mounting bolts from the stay assembly - rear gate.







11. Remove the bolts of the hinge - rear gate, and remove the panel - rear gate.

CAUTION: The panel - rear gate is heavy. When removing and installing it, always work in a team of two or more persons.







12. Remove the hinge - rear gate from the vehicle.

2. REAR GATE DAMPER STAY

CAUTION:
- Do not damage piston rods and oil seals.
- Never disassemble cylinders: They contain gas.
- The panel - rear gate is heavy. When removing and installing it, always work in a team of two or more persons.

1. Before removing the stay assembly - rear gate, prevent the panel - rear gate from closing by using a prop or the like.

CAUTION: If the prop comes off, operators may get injured and vehicle may get damaged. Make sure to support the panel - rear gate with secure material to prevent injury or damage.







2. Remove the mounting bolts and remove the stay assembly - rear gate.







INSTALLATION

1. REAR GATE PANEL

CAUTION: The panel - rear gate is heavy. When removing and installing it, always work in a team of two or more persons.

1. Install the hinge - rear gate to the vehicle body.
2. Temporarily install the panel - rear gate to the hinge - rear gate.

NOTE: When installing, make sure that a uniform clearance is created around the panel - rear gate.

3. Adjust the clearance around the panel - rear gate.
4. Tighten the bolts of the hinge - rear gate.

Tightening torque:
25 N.m (2.55 kgf-m, 18.4 ft-lb)

5. Install each part in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening torque:
Rear gate parts:
Garnish assembly - rear gate: 4.5 N.m (0.46 kgf-m, 3.3 ft-lb)
Arm assembly - rear wiper and motor assembly - rear wiper:

2. REAR GATE DAMPER STAY

CAUTION: The panel - rear gate is heavy. When removing and installing it, always work in a team of two or more persons.

1. Prevent the panel - rear gate from closing using prop or the like.

CAUTION: If the prop comes off, operators may get injured and vehicle may get damaged. Make sure to support the panel - rear gate with secure material to prevent injury or damage.







2. Install each part in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening torque:
Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Description". [Ref. to REAR GATE, COMPONENT, General Description.]