Remove handles and door locks for repair or replacement

We prepare the car, open the door, raise the glass to the upper position, remove the door upholstery and the inner handle of the rear door lock

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Remove the plastic trim from the door panel

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Use a screwdriver to pry and remove the plug from the hole in the rear end of the door

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Through the hole in the end, unscrew the screw securing the liner of the outer handle

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Disconnect the rod from the rear door lock and remove the holder for the outer rear door handle

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Remove the insert.

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Move the outer handle back and remove it

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Replace the gaskets of the outer handle if they are deformed or have lost their elasticity

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Install the outer handle in reverse order

Replacing the inner handle of the rear door lock

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Raise the glass to the upper position and remove the rear door upholstery

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

On the reverse side of the inner handle, remove the bracket cable tip holder

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

We remove the tip of the door lock cable from the groove of the lock lever

We also remove the tip of the lock drive cable from the groove of the inner handle lever and remove the inner handle of the rear door lock drive

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

The arrows show the location of the rear door lock cable and the lock cable on the back of the handle

Install the inner handle in reverse order

Replacing the rear door lock

Raise the glass to the upper position, remove the rear door upholstery and the inner handle of the rear door lock

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Remove the plastic trim from the door panel

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

We squeeze the clamp of the wire block and disconnect it from the electric drive of the rear door lock

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

We bend the latch and disconnect the rear door lock drive rod from the outer handle lever on the holder (shown on the removed outer handle holder)

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

We take the cables out of the holders on the door panel

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

We unscrew the three screws securing the lock to the rear end of the door

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

Remove the lock, bringing it out through the technological hole in the inner panel of the door

Removing the handles and locks of the rear door of the Mazda 6

When replacing the lock, pay attention to the marking of the lock, you need to purchase and install the same one

Install the lock in reverse order