51 42 065 Removing And Installing/Replacing Wooden Strip On Left Or Right Door Trim (Rear)

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• REMOVE UPPER SECTION ON ARMREST (REAR) .

Release screws (1) on wooden strip (2).

Installation: 

Tightening torque: 51 42 2AZ  . See REAR DOOR TRIM PANEL WITH ARMRESTS for specs.

Fig 1: Identifying Wooden Strip Screws

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Lever wooden strip (1) out of door trim (4) as follows:

1. At rear lever guide (2) in direction of arrow out of mounting (3)
2. At front pull off in direction of arrow from door trim (4)
   Fig 2: Removing Wooden Strip From Door Trim

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Installation: 

Insert guides (2) of wooden strip (1) correctly into mountings (3) of door trim (4).

Fig 3: Identifying Wooden Strip Guides And Door Trim Mountings

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Installation: 

Following parts of wooden strip (5) must not be damaged:

1. Guide (rear)
2. Bracket
3. Spacer
4. Guides (front)
   Fig 4: Identifying Guides, Spacer, Bracket And Wooden Strip

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