Removal Procedure
- Remove the door trim panel.
Refer to
Rear Side Door Trim Panel Replacement
.
- Disconnect the electrical connectors as needed.
- Remove the rubber conduit from the door and the body hinge pillar.
- Apply cloth-backed tape to the door and the body hinge pillar
in order to protect the door and the body hinge pillar from scratches.
- Remove the lower hinge pin retainer.
- Remove the lower hinge pin by completing the following steps:
6.1. | Use a pair of locking pliers in order to grasp the pin. |
6.2. | Use a soft-faced hammer in order to drive out the pin. |
6.3. | Install a bolt through the lower hinges in order to temporarily
hold the door in place during the removal of the upper hinge. |
- Remove the upper hinge pin retainer.
- Remove the upper hinge pin.
- Remove the bolt from the lower pin hole.
- Remove the door from the vehicle.
Installation Procedure
- Install the door to the
vehicle.
- Install a bolt through the lower hinge pin holes in order to temporarily
hold the door in place.
- Install the upper hinge pin with the pointed end of the pin pointing
up.
- Install a new hinge pin retainer.
- Remove the temporary bolt from the lower hinge.
- Install the lower hinge pin with the pointed edge of the pin pointing
down.
- Install a new hinge pin retainer.
- Lubricate the bushing with engine oil.
- Remove the tape from the door and the body hinge pillar.
- Install the rubber conduit to the door and the body hinge pillar.
- Connect the electrical connectors as needed.
- Install the door trim panel. Refer to
Rear Side Door Trim Panel Replacement
.