Mounting Bracket, Removing And Installing: Notes

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Removing

-- Move the door window into the "closed" position.

-- Remove the door handle. Refer to DOOR HANDLE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Driver side: remove the lock cylinder. Refer to LOCK CYLINDER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Front passenger side: remove the housing. Refer to HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the door inner cover. Refer to DOOR INNER COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

CAUTION:

Risk of damaging the operating cable by deforming it.

- Never sharply bend or kink the operating cable.

-- Turn the operating cable on the lever -1- 90° in the direction of -arrow A- and remove it from the cable bracket -2-.

Fig 1: Rotating Operating Cable On Door Lock Release Lever

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-- Rotate the operating cable on the door lock release lever -3- in the direction of -arrow B-.

The operating cable must be aligned with the opening on the release lever.

-- Disengage the operating cable from the release lever.

-- Remove the backing plate -1 and 2-.

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-- Remove the bolt -arrow-.

-- Lift the mounting brackets -1- until the retainers -2 and 3- are free in the direction of -arrows-.

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-- Free up the wiring harness.

-- Remove the mounting bracket toward the inside and remove it from the door.