Rear Door Latch And Lock Actuator Removal/Installation

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Fully lower the rear door glass.
Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
Remove the following parts:
1. Rear door trim (See REAR DOOR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
2. Rear inner handle (See INNER HANDLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
3. Rear door speaker (See REAR DOOR SPEAKER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
4. Rear power window motor (See REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
5. Rear door quarter glass (See REAR DOOR QUARTER GLASS REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
6. Rear door glass (See REAR DOOR GLASS REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Disconnect the connector.

Fig 1: Locating Rear Door Latch And Lock Actuator Connector
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
Remove the door lock knob cable and the inner handle cable from the clip.
Remove the screws.

Fig 2: Removing Door Lock Knob Cable And Inner Handle Cable Screws
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
Tilt the rear door latch and lock actuator in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the figure and lift it in the direction of arrow (2) to detach the hook of the rear door latch and lock actuator.

Fig 3: Tilting Rear Door Latch And Lock Actuator
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
Move the rear door latch and lock actuator down in the direction of arrow shown in the figure to remove the rod from the rod holder.

Fig 4: Moving Rear Door Latch And Lock Actuator Down
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
Remove the rear door latch and lock actuator.
Install in the reverse order of removal.