Rear Side Door Actuator Cable Tension Adjustment Regular Method
- Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to
Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection
in Engine Electrical.
- Remove the right rear quarter lower trim panel. Refer to
Rear Quarter Trim Panel Replacement - Right Side
in Interior Trim.
- Position the center roller bracket at the
front of the track. Ensure that the bracket is 25 mm (1 in) from the
forward radius and that the cable tension slot is accessible in the window located
on the Power Sliding Door (PSD) motor clutch assembly.
Important: Use only a 6-point 14 mm socket on
the adjusting nut. The adjusting nut requires very little torque to achieve proper
cable tension. DO NOT exceed 20 N·m of torque on the adjuster nut. Use
of additional torque beyond 20 N·m may damage the adjuster nut. If the
adjuster nut rounds, refer to
Rear Side Door Actuator Cable Tension Adjustment
.
- Insert a 9 mm (3/8 in) drill bit into the tension slot on the
actuator motor.
- Push in and turn the 14 mm cable adjuster nut (1) counterclockwise
until the tensioner pins are located between both the front and rear double blocks.
The blocks are marked on the PSD module housing. This action adjust the cable tension.
If the adjuster nut rounds, refer to
Rear Side Door Actuator Cable Tension Adjustment
.
- Remove the 9 mm (3/8 in) drill bit from the cable tension
slot.
- Operate the sliding door manually.
- Verify that the tension is correct.
- Connect the negative battery cable. Refer to
Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection
in Engine Electrical.
- Perform the reinitialization procedure. Refer to
Power Sliding Door (PSD) Re-Initialization
.
- Place the jack in the storage compartment.
- Close the storage compartment door.
- Install the right rear quarter lower trim panel. Refer to
Rear Quarter Trim Panel Replacement - Right Side
in Interior
Trim.
Rear Side Door Actuator Cable Tension Adjustment Alternate Method
- Remove the right rear quarter lower trim panel. Refer to
Rear Quarter Trim Panel Replacement - Right Side
in Interior Trim.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to
Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection
in Engine Electrical.
- Position the sliding door center roller bracket at the front of the track.
Ensure that the bracket is 25 mm (1 in) away from the forward radius
and that the cable tension adjuster nut is accessible in the adjuster window located
on the Power Sliding Door motor clutch assembly.
- Use 2 medium Phillips head screwdrivers in order to move the cable tension
indicators to the uppermost portion of the tension indicating windows. Hold the tension
indicators in place in order to reduce the amount of force that is required to turn
the adjuster nut.
- Insert the chuck end of a 9 mm (3/8 in)
drill bit into the tensioning slot in the actuator motor.
- Complete the following steps simultaneously until you feel resistance
in the cable. Resistance indicates that the cable is taut:
• | Grasp the tension adjusting nut with pliers. |
• | Turn the nut counterclockwise. |
- Release the inward pressure on the nut and allow the nut to lock into
place.
- Release the cable tension indicators.
- Verify that the cable tension indicators are located between both the
front and rear double blocks marked on the PSD module housing. The tension is acceptable
if the indicators are slightly high but are touching the indicator marks. If the indicators
are below the indicator marks, repeat step 6 through step 11 until you
obtain enough tension. If the tension is too high, push in on the adjuster nut in
order to release the tension, then repeat step 6 through step 11.
- Operate the sliding door manually.
- Position the door as described in step 5. Verify that the tension
is correct. If the tension is incorrect , repeat Step 6 through step 11
until you obtain the correct tension.
- Install the right rear quarter lower trim panel. Refer to
Rear Quarter Trim Panel Replacement - Right Side
in Interior
Trim.
- Connect the negative battery cable. Refer to
Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection
in Engine Electrical.
- Perform the reinitialization procedure. Refer to
Power Sliding Door (PSD) Re-Initialization
.