Removing the door trim
Let's describe the removal of the front door trim. Removing the rear door trim is the same.
Removing the power window handle: insert a screwdriver near the handle axis under the decorative trim and press the fixing tab. Remove trim towards axle. Loosen the Phillips screws underneath.
Driver's door with paneled switches: remove switches (Removing the switch: insert a flat screwdriver or a blunt knife between the rear edge of the switch and the armrest and thus remove the spring clips from the grooves. Pull the switch box upwards and disconnect the plug).
Front doors without switches with mechanically adjustable exterior mirrors: Remove both wheels. If necessary, help yourself with a screwdriver.
From below, insert a Phillips screwdriver into the hole in the inner door handle and thus unlock the latches of the front door handle bar.
Now draw out the insert.
Unscrew the two Phillips screws now visible in the door handle.
Pull the small bar in front of the door opening handle forward. (On the right side of the vehicle, if necessary, remove the power window switch.)
Pull the cup of the door opening mechanism forward and remove it from the latches.
On the reverse side of the door opening mechanism, remove the bracket and disconnect the cable.
Release one Phillips head screw at the rear and one at the front on the outer side of the door trim.
Remove the rubber seals at the front and rear of the window frame trim.
The button for locking the door from the inside remains installed.
Now lightly tap with the edge of your palm on the bottom of the door armrest trim to lift it up and thereby disconnect the latches on the back of the trim from the door frame.
Left: through hole (arrow) you can move the door handle bar (1). To remove the door handle, loosen both Phillips screws (2 and 3).
Right: panel (3) power window handles (1) can be removed by pressing the fastening tab (2).
Remove trim.
Before installing, insert rubber grommets into the mounting holes on the door frame.
Crackers should be greased with petroleum jelly or silicone paste.
Check the lubricating parts for damage, then fix them in the holder
Make sure that the door lock button fits correctly into the hole in the trim.
If a new door or a new skin is being installed, the installation position of the skin can be adjusted by screwing in or out the adjusting screw at the top of the inside of the door. Correct position: The head of the screw must be 21 mm below the opposite window seal.
Removing the door panel
After receiving a slight damage to the outer door panel, it may be necessary to separate the outer door panel from the box for built-in door elements. In this case, it is recommended to paint the new outer door panel before installation.
Remove door trim.
Remove the door and put the outside on a soft gasket (foam rubber, warm blankets).
Unhook the cable drive of the door opening mechanism from the fixing latches inward to the lock.
Loosen the 4 fixing screws on the front sides of the door (see illustration).
Remove outer door panel upwards.
Removing the door lock
Remove door trim.
Separate the components of the door.
Disconnect the cables and rods from the door locking mechanism.
If the system of locks is with central control, then remove the hose from the adjusting element.
Unscrew the two screws on the underside of the door.
Remove lock from inside.
Removing the outer door handle
Front door: Remove door inner trim.
Unscrew the spring latches of both door drive levers, disconnect the drive levers from the door lock.
Remove a T25 wide star head screw from the front of the door handle through the hole in the inside of the door.
At the height of the locking cylinder, feel for the small latch through the door frame and turn it 65°towards the rear edge of the door.
Now you can remove the door handle inward.
Pull out the locking cylinder and the outer bar. At the same time, turn the bar slightly.
Disconnect wire if necessary.
Assembly: you should have a good idea of the position of the component parts in relation to each other. This is important in vehicles with a heated door lock and/or anti-theft system, as then it will still be necessary to correctly install the heating and the microswitch in the door handle.
The lever is inserted together with the door handle pulled back and fixed by turning forward.
Rear door handle: Removal and installation are similar to the front door handles, however they are attached with two star head screws - no locking lever.
Removing the locking cylinder
Remove the outside door handle.
Insert the key into the lock cylinder so that when the cylinder is removed, the locking plates and springs do not fall out at the same time.
Remove the retaining ring at the rear end of the locking cylinder.
Remove the grip and the elastic element, while noting their position for reinstallation.
Remove the lock cylinder from the bar in the forward direction.
Apply an insulating and rust-removing spray to the new lock cylinder.
Removing power windows
Remove door trim.
Detach box for built-in door elements (see section «Removing the panel»). The outer door panel remains connected to the vehicle.
Lower the door glass half way.
Place the box for built-in door elements on a soft surface.
Remove 6 window lifter screws.
Turn the box upside down, while holding the glass and the power window well.
Press out the retaining ring of the power window and glass. Remove washers.
Raise the glass slightly, release the window lifter from the spring clips, pull down and remove.
The window regulator and drive mechanism are a single unit and can only be removed or replaced as a set.
The situation is different with electric windows. Everything can be replaced individually.
Removing the door glass
Remove the power window mechanism.
Remove the plugs from the glass guide.
Pull the glass out of the guide downwards.
After installing the glass from below, insert the plug into the guide.
Reinstall the window regulator.
At the same time, place the glass groove in the middle on the pin of the power window lifter.
This position, if necessary, if the door glass along the upper edge unevenly sinks into the rubber seal of the window frame.
Left: correct installation of the door glass: with the door closed, the door glass (2) must sink into the edge of the door seal (1) about a = 5 mm.
Right: Adjustment takes place at this point on the power window: upper door stop (1) adjustable from below with screw head (2) using an external key with an E6 star head. Along with this prescription, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the window glass must be well sunk into the rubber seal in the area of the door indicated by the arrows.
Note: after all work on the removal and installation of components, the door hinge must be adjusted (see earlier in this chapter).
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