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Rear Door: Service and Repair

Rear Door

REMOVAL

1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Remove the rear door trim.
3. Remove the rear speaker.
4. Remove the sealing cover.
5. Remove the rear door glass.
6. Remove the door sash and rear door regulator and motor assemblies.
7. Remove the rear inner remote.
8. Remove the rear door latch.
9. Remove the rear outer handle.
10. Remove the rear 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.







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







12. Pull the door harness connector inside the center pillar, then disconnect the connector.







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







14. Remove the door-side bolts for upper and lower hinges to remove the rear door panel.







15. Remove the door hinge from vehicle.

INSTALLATION

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







2. Apply grease to the moving part of door hinges.
3. Install the rear door to upper hinge and lower hinge adjusting by jack.
4. Tighten bolt of door checker.
5. Connect the door harness connector.

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