Removal And Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Lincoln Navigator and 2017 Ford Expedition. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
The front door window glass must be completely raised.
- 1.
Remove the front door trim panel. For additional information, refer to
Interior Trim and Ornamentation
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- Position the water shield aside.
- 2.
Open the clip and disconnect the exterior door handle actuating rod.
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- 3.
If equipped, disconnect the door lock cylinder actuating rod from the lock cylinder.
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- 4.
NOTE:
Push the exterior door handle out from the bottom surface of the handle.
Remove the 2 nuts and the exterior front door handle.
- To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
- 5.
NOTE:
Make sure the exterior door handle and the door handle actuating rod are in a relaxed position and that the exterior door handle rod is all the way up before closing the clip.
To install, reverse the removal procedure.