Table of contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
Removal
Remove the door trim.
Remove the bracket from the door.
Disconnect the rods from the lock cylinder and door handle.
Fig. 16–34. Front door handle: 1 – rotary clamp; 2 – door handle; 3 – bolt, 5 Nm; 4 – retaining ring (on models up to 02.96) or clamp (on models from 02.96); 5 – drive lever; 6 – spring; 7 – casing; 8 – plate; 9 – decorative handle cover; 10 – sealing ring; 11 – lock cylinder
Insert the key into the door lock cylinder and remove the retaining ring 4 and the rotary clamp 1 (see Fig. 16–34) from the lock cylinder.
Remove the drive lever 5 and spring 6 from the lock cylinder. Remove the lock cylinder together with the key and remove the casing 7.
Unscrew bolt 3 securing the door handle.
Fig. 16–35. Removing the door handle trim mounting strip
Using a small screwdriver, push out the door handle trim retaining strip and remove the trim (Fig. 16–35).
Installation
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following.
Fig. 16–36. Location of the ends of the spring (1) on both sides of the protrusion of the drive lever (2)
When installing the spring, compress it and position the ends on the left and right sides of the drive lever projection (Fig. 16-36). Pre-compressing the spring ensures that the drive lever returns to the middle position.
Fig. 16–37. Alignment of half a tooth on the lever with half a tooth on the microswitch drive gear
Install the drive lever so that half of the tooth on the lever aligns with half of the tooth on the microswitch drive gear (Fig. 16–37). This ensures normal operation of the anti-theft system and the central locking system.