51 41 065 Removing and Installing/Replacing Wooden Strip On Left or Right Door Trim (Front)

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove upper section on armrest (front).  See 51 41 070 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING UPPER SECTION ON LEFT OR RIGHT ARMREST 

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

Installation: 

Tightening torque 51 41 5AZ.  See 51 41 FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL WITH ARMRESTS

Fig 1: Identifying Screws & Wooden Strip

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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: Identifying Wooden Strip & 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 Guides, Wooden Strip, Mountings & Door Trim

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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 Bracket, Spacer & Guides

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