Front Door Latch: Service and Repair

Front Door Latch Replacement

NOTE:

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

1. Remove the door panel Service and Repair.

2. Raise the glass fully.

3. Disconnect the latch cable and the inner handle cable from the inner handle.

4. Remove the plastic cover, as needed.

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






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






7. If necessary, remove the front door outer handle Service and Repair. Cut a slot in the heads of the special screws with a saw, remove the special screws, then separate the door cylinder (A) and the outer handle protector (B). If the retainer (C) is damaged, release the hooks (D), and replace it.

NOTE: If removed, the special screws must be replaced.






8. Disconnect the outer handle rod (A).





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

NOTE: Take care not to bend the outer handle rod, the latch cable (E), or the inner handle cable (F).

10. Remove the screws, then remove the latch protector (A).






11. Disconnect the latch cable (A) and the inner handle cable (B).





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

- 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 locks 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.