Front Door: Service and Repair

Front Door

REMOVAL

1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Remove the front door trim.
3. Remove the outer mirror assembly.
4. Remove the front door speaker.
5. Remove the sealing cover.
6. Remove the front door glass.
7. Remove the door sash, and remove the front door regulator and motor assembly.
8. Remove the front inner remote.
9. Remove the front door latch assembly.
10. Remove the front outer handle.
11. Remove the front door weather strip.

NOTE: If the weather strip clip is removed with excessive force, the weather strip may be damaged. Be sure to use clip remover to remove.







12. Remove the bolts and nuts to remove the door checker.







13. Remove the instrument panel lower cover or glove box lower cover.
14. Disconnect the connector of door harness from body harness.







15. Put a wooden block on jack and place jack under the front door. Support the door with a jack to protect it from damage.







16. Remove the door-side bolts for upper and lower hinges to remove front door panel.







17. Remove the door hinge from vehicle.

INSTALLATION

1. Put a wooden block on jack and place the front door on that.







2. Apply grease to the sliding area of door hinges, and install the door hinge to vehicle.
3. Install the front door to upper hinge and lower hinge adjusting by jack.
4. Tighten bolt of door checker.
5. Connect door harness connector, and install the instrument panel lower cover.
6. Install the front pillar lower trim.

Tightening torque:
Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Description". [Ref. to FRONT DOOR PANEL, COMPONENT, General Description.]