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Rearend Door Assembly (for Wagon Model) Removal and Installation


Rearend Door Assembly (For Wagon Model) Components:






Removal
1. Remove rearend door trim.
2. Remove related section of head lining and quarter trim.
3. Disconnect rearend door harness couplers (1) and washer hose (2).
4. Remove rearend door balancers (3).
5. Remove door hinge nuts (4) and remove rearend door assembly (5).







WARNING:
Handling of Rearend Door Balancer (Damper)
- Handle balancer carefully. Do not scar or scratch exposed surface of its piston rod, and never allow any paint or oil to stick to its surface.
- Do not turn piston rod with balancer fully extended.
- Do not disassemble balancer (1) because its cylinder is filled with gas.

Discarding of Back Door Balancer
- The gas itself in balancer is harmless but it may issue out of the hole together with chips generated by the drill (2). Therefore, be sure to wear goggle when drilling.
- Using a 2 to 3 mm (0.08 to 0.12 in.) drill (2), make a hole to remove gas inside as shown before discarding.









Installation
Reverse removal procedure noting the following.
- Secure wiring harness.







- Adjust door latch striker position by referring Rearend Door Lock Assembly (for Wagon Model) Removal and Installation.
- Adjust door cushion so that door contacts body when closed.
- Apply sealant to contact face "A" of door hinge (1) and apply grease to rotating part "B" of hinge (1).

Specified sealant and grease.
"A": Sealant 99000 31110
"B": Grease 99000 25010