Front Door Latch: Service and Repair

Door Latch Replacement

NOTE:

- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Take care not to scratch the door and related parts.

1. Raise the glass fully.

2. Remove the door panel Door Panel Removal / Installation.

3. Remove the inner handle.

4. Disconnect the power door lock actuator connector and detach the harness clips.

5. Remove the plastic cover, as needed.

6. Pull the glass run channel (A) away as needed, and remove the bolt, then remove the center lower sash (B) by pulling it downward.






7. Driver's door: Pull both side flanges (A) of the retainer (B) outward, and pull out the middle flange portion (C) of the outer casing cover (D), then disconnect the cylinder cable (E) from the latch (F).





8. Pull out the bottom of the outer handle rod (G) from the latch.

9. Remove the screws (A, B) securing the latch (C), then remove the latch through the hole in the door.

NOTE:

- Take care not to bend the latch cable (D), and the inner handle cable (E).

- If you are only removing the door latch, go to step 13. If you are doing further disassembly, proceed to step 10.





Latch cable and inner handle cable replacement

10. Remove the foam seals (A, B, C) from the latch (D).






11. Remove the screw, then remove the latch protector (A) by releasing the hook (B).






12. Disconnect the latch cable (A) and inner handle cable (B) from the latch (C).






13. Install the latch in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:

- Before reinstalling the latch protector, clean the latch and latch protector surfaces with isopropyl alcohol where the new foam seals will be attached.
- After reinstalling the latch protector to the latch, attach the new foam seals to the protector and the latch.
- Make sure the actuator connector is plugged in properly, and each rod is connected securely.
- Make sure the latch cable and the inner handle cable are connected securely.
- Make sure the door lock operates properly.
- When reinstalling the door panel, make sure the plastic cover is installed properly and sealed around its outside perimeter to seal out water.