Front Door Key Cylinder Removal/Installation
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- Fully close the front door glass.
- Disconnect the negative battery terminal. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION (US) .)
- Remove the following parts:
- Inner garnish (See INNER GARNISH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Power window main switch (See POWER WINDOW MAIN SWITCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Front door trim (See FRONT DOOR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
- Front inner handle (See INNER HANDLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Front door latch and lock actuator (See FRONT DOOR LATCH AND LOCK ACTUATOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Remove the front outer handle bracket and front door key cylinder as a single unit. (See FRONT OUTER HANDLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Insert a tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver into the position shown in the illustration.
- Move the tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the illustration, press the front door key cylinder in the direction of arrow (2), and then detach the front outer handle bracket tab from the front door key cylinder.
- Insert the tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver into the position shown in the illustration.
- Move the tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the illustration, press the front door key cylinder in the direction of arrow (2), and then detach the front outer handle bracket tab from the front door key cylinder.
- Remove the front door key cylinder.
- Install in the reverse order of removal.