Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Pontiac Montana, 2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette, and 2002 Chevrolet Venture. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to BATTERY NEGATIVE CABLE DISCONNECT/CONNECT PRO .
- Remove the right rear quarter lower trim panel. Refer to TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - REAR QUARTER LOWER .
- Open the sliding door 1/3 of the way.
- Support the bottom of the sliding door.
- Remove the center roller bracket pin. Separate the center roller bracket. Body side, from the center roller bracket, door side.
- Position the bottom of the sliding door out at the rear in order to provide access to the center roller bracket, body side.
- Remove the sliding door center track cover. Refer to Center Track Cover Replacement - Sliding Door (With RPO E58) .
- Position the sliding door center roller bracket, body side, at the front of the center roller track.
- Release the cable tension by pushing the tensioning nut inward. Pull the rear cable in order to achieve slack.
- Visually confirm that the cables are slack by observing that the center white dots are below the white indicator bands.
- Lift the center roller bracket, body side, up and out from the front radius of the sliding door center track.
- Detach the cable ends from the sliding door center roller bracket, body side.
- Remove the front pulley bolts.
- Remove the front pulley nut.
- Remove the front pulley from the front inner quarter panel.
- Remove the rear pulley bolts.NOTE: Use care when feeding cables to and from the center track and body to avoid damage to the coated cables and the vehicle's painted surface.
- Remove the rear cable from the opening at the rear of the sliding door center track.
- Remove the rear pulley from the rear inner quarter panel.
- Disconnect the wiring harness from the actuator control module.
- Remove the motor clutch assembly nuts.
- Remove the motor clutch assembly bolts.
- Carefully remove the motor clutch assembly from the vehicle.