Removal and installation of driver's door actuating mechanism, interior - ra72001400230x(0230)
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Model 140
Door liner removed (Removal and installation of the lining on the driver's door )
1st version (linkage)
| Door liner (1) | lay down with front side on suitable surface. |
| Nuts (2) | screw off of wooden trimstrip (3) (6 each, WAF 7). |
| Screw (4) | screw out of interior actuating mechanism (5). |
| Clip (6) | remove. |
| Wooden trimstrip (3) | remove from door liner (1). |
| Interior door actuating mechanism (5) | remove. Pay attention to attachment hooks! |
| Linkage (7 and 8) | unclip at clip (9) on interior door panel. |
| Linkage (8) | unhook from door lock. |
| Reinstall in opposite order. |
2nd version - Bowden cable
| Door liner (1) | lay down with front side on suitable surface. |
| Nuts (2) | screw off of wooden trimstrip (3) (6 each, WAF 7). |
| Screw (4) | screw out of interior actuating mechanism (5). |
| Clip (6) | remove. |
| Wooden trimstrip (3) | remove from door liner (1). |
| Interior door actuating mechanism (5) | remove. Pay attention to attachment hooks! |
| Screw (10) | unscrew from dowel (13). |
| Bowden cable (11) | remove from interior door panel. |
| Bowden cable hook (12) | unhook from door lock. |
| Reinstall in opposite order. |
Adjusting Bowden cable
Adjust knurl screw (9) on bracket (8) so that when pulling on the interior actuating mechanism, after opening the rotary latch on the door lock, there is still 5 mm pull travel on the handle.
2nd version - interior actuating mechanism with Bowden cable
After separating the locator for the Bowden cable (arrow) on housing for interior actuating mechanism, the door panelling can also be used for the 1st version with linkage.