GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 GMC_Truck 🢒 1998 🢒 Sonoma Pickup - 2WD 🢒 Body and Accessories 🢒 Doors 🢒 Rear Side Door Replacement

Removal Procedure

    Object Number: 277794 Size: SH
  1. Apply cloth-backed tape to the door and the body hinge pillar.
  2. Remove the lower hinge pin retainer.
  3. Remove the lower hinge pin. Perform the following steps:
    4. 3.1. Using a pair of locking pliers, grasp the pin.
    3.2. Using a soft-faced hammer, drive out the pin.
    3.3. Install a bolt through the lower hinges in order to temporarily hold the door in place during the removal of the upper hinge.
  4. Remove the upper hinge pin retainer.
  5. Remove the upper hinge pin.
  6. Remove the bolt from the lower pin hole.
  7. Remove the door from the vehicle.

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 277794 Size: SH
  1. Install the door to the vehicle.
  2. Install a bolt through the lower hinge pin holes in order to temporarily hold the door in place.
  3. Install the upper hinge pin.

    4. Ensure that the pointed end of the pin points upward.

  4. Install a new hinge pin retainer.
  5. Remove the temporary bolt from the lower hinge.
  6. Install the lower hinge pin.

    7. Ensure that the pointed end of the pin points downward.

  7. Install a new hinge pin retainer.
  8. Lubricate the bushing using engine oil.