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51 21 125 Removing and installing/replacing carrier for left or right outside door handle with lock cylinder

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

Driver's side only:

Feed out Bowden cable towards bottom.

Fig 1: Feeding Out Bowden Cable
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Installation: 

Bowden cable (1) and fibre optics cable (2) must be routed below bridge (3).

Fig 2: Routing Bowden Cable & Fibre Optics Cable
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No fibre optics cable is fitted from build date 09/2004.

Release screw (1).

Fig 3: Removing Carrier
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Feed carrier out of guide (2).

Removing carrier:

Installation: 

Make sure guides are correctly fed in.

Fig 4: Identifying Guides
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Note on installation (driver's side only): 

Make sure sealing ring (1) is correctly clipped into place.

Fig 5: Identifying Sealing Ring
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Protect door outer skin (e.g. cleaning cloth).

Feed fiber optics cable out of clip (1).

Fig 6: Removing Carrier
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NOTE: No fibre optics cable is fitted from build date 09/2004.

If necessary, withdraw Bowden cable sleeve (2) with clip (3) from retaining fixture.

Feed Bowden cable out of actuating lever (4).

Remove carrier.

Installation: 

Clip is on fitted on Bowden cables with blue sealing caps (1).

Fig 7: Identifying Clip
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Position of clip on Bowden cable:

2 = small hole side