Warning: Follow the instructions in Section Replacing the battery.
2. Remove facing of a door of a back, address to the Section Removal and installation of facing of a door of a back (station wagon).
3. Disconnect the connectors for the heated rear window and wiper, as well as a single lock. Disconnect the rear window washer hose.
Warning: To facilitate installation, it is necessary to attach a cord to the ends of the wire, which remains in the cover after the wires are pulled out.
Caution: Be sure to have an assistant hold the tailgate before removing the gas strut. Otherwise, the door may fall because it cannot be held by only one damper.
4. Detach the gas-filled stop at the top (1). To do this, slightly lift the retaining spring with a screwdriver (3) and remove the stop from the ball pin (2). Remove the second stop in the same way.
5. Remove the hinge covers and the cable guide located at the hinge.
6. For subsequent installation: Mark the position of the tailgate hinges with a felt-tip pen.
7. Remove the screws (arrows on the accompanying illustration) left and right of the tailgate.
8. Remove the door with the help of an assistant.
Installation
1. Install the door with the help of an assistant on the hinges. At the same time, set the old door according to the previously made marks.
2. Screw in the screws on the left and right.
3. Place the gas-filled stop on the ball joint and insert the circlip. Install the second stop in the same way.
4. Loosen the latch of the lock, close the door and adjust it in relation to the adjacent elements.
5. Torque tighten the screws 21Nm.
6. Further installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.
7. Connect the negative cable (-) battery.
Warning: Follow the instructions in Section Replacing the battery.
Tailgate: Check/Adjust
1. Check up backlashes in pairing of a door of a back with adjoining elements of a body. The gaps around the entire perimeter should be uniform. The door must be aligned with the side elements of the rear of the body. Above the roof, the door should not protrude more than 0.5 mm.
2. Loosen the nuts (1) And (3) so that the latch of the lock (2) could have been moved.
Warning: foot (arrow on accompanying illustration) on the latch points back.
3. Remove the cover (1) on the left and right stops, and install the adjusting screw (2), by turning it counterclockwise to the position «0».
4. Close the door and press it 2 mm into the body. Open the door and torque the nuts 21Nm. The door should lock easily and have no play. Check gaps.
5. Adjust the position of the left and right stops so that the closed door has no play. To do this, put a little plasticine on the stops and close the door. By the imprint of plasticine, you can judge whether the door is correctly adjusted
6. Place the covers on the stoppers.
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