Removing doors for repair or replacement.
Tools required: pliers, Torx T40 wrench, hammer
If the doors are being removed for later replacement or repair, it is best to take them apart while they are installed on the vehicle.
Removing the front door
Disconnect the negative battery terminal
Opening the front door
Under the instrument panel, we extend the lock of the door wiring harness block
Disconnecting the block
Unscrew the bolt securing the hinge of the front door opening limiter and remove the hinge from the A-pillar
We install a support under the front door or ask an assistant to hold the door
Having prying with pliers, we remove the latch from the groove of the axis of the hinges of the upper fastening of the front door and knock the axis down with light blows.
Also knock out the axle of the lower mounting and remove the front door.
Install the front door in reverse order
If the front door lock does not lock or unlock clearly, if closing is accompanied by a blow, adjust the position of the latch relative to the lock
To do this, loosen the latch to the central pillar and move the latch left and right and up and down.
Removing and installing the rear door
Required: pliers, Torx T40 wrench, hammer
Disconnect the negative battery terminal
Opening the back door
Pry off the edge of the door wiring harness seal
Remove the seal and the wiring harness block from the hole in the B-pillar
Press on the lock of the door wiring harness
Disconnect the block
We unscrew the bolt securing the hinge of the rear door opening limiter and remove the hinge from the B-pillar
Place a support under the back door or ask an assistant to hold the door
Prying with pliers, we remove from the groove of the axis of the loops of the upper fastener rear door lock and knock the axle down with light blows.
We also knock out the axle of the lower mount and remove the rear door.
Install the back door in reverse order.
If the rear door lock does not lock or unlock clearly, if closing is accompanied by a blow, adjust the position of the latch relative to the lock
Why loosen the latch to the rear pillar and move the latch left and right and up and down.
Removing and installing tailgate
Tools will be required: a plastic spatula or a flat-blade screwdriver, a 10 socket socket, a marker
Disconnect the negative cable from the battery
Opening the tailgate
Having prying on the edge of the wiring harness seal, remove the seal and the harness block through the window in the body and disconnect the block by pressing its retainer
Pry off with a screwdriver and shift the spring retainer of the upper hinge of the tailgate stop
Disconnect the upper hinge from the support on the tailgate
If you remove the tailgate not for replacement, you need to mark the position of the hinges
We unscrew two bolts securing the left and right hinges.
Together with an assistant, remove the tailgate
Install the door in reverse order.
If we install the old tailgate, before the final tightening of the fastening bolts, it is necessary to orient it according to the previously applied marks.
If the tailgate has been replaced, before the final tightening of the fastening bolts, it is necessary to adjust its position so that the gaps between the body elements mating with it are uniform.
