GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 GMC_Truck 🢒 2001 🢒 Sonoma Pickup - 2WD 🢒 Body and Accessories 🢒 Doors 🢒 Rear Side Door Replacement

Removal Procedure

    Object Number: 277794 Size: SH
  1. Remove the door trim panel. Refer to Rear Side Door Trim Panel Replacement .
  2. Disconnect the electrical connectors as needed.
  3. Remove the rubber conduit from the door and the body hinge pillar.
  4. 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.
  5. Remove the lower hinge pin retainer.
  6. Remove the lower hinge pin by completing the following steps:
    7. 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.
  7. Remove the upper hinge pin retainer.
  8. Remove the upper hinge pin.
  9. Remove the bolt from the lower pin hole.
  10. With an assistant remove the door from the vehicle.

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 277794 Size: SH
  1. With an assistant 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 with the pointed end of the pin pointing up.
  4. Install a new hinge pin retainer.
  5. Remove the temporary bolt from the lower hinge.
  6. Install the lower hinge pin with the pointed edge of the pin pointing down.
  7. Install a new hinge pin retainer.
  8. Lubricate the bushing with engine oil.
  9. Remove the tape from the door and the body hinge pillar.
  10. Install the rubber conduit to the door and the body hinge pillar.
  11. Connect the electrical connectors as needed.
  12. Install the door trim panel. Refer to Rear Side Door Trim Panel Replacement .