Rear-End Door/Rear-End Gate Assembly Removal & Installation: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Suzuki XL-7 and 2004 Suzuki Grand Vitara. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove rear-end door trim, and door/rear-end gate sealing cover, refer to Steps 1) to 4 .
- Remove wire harness connector inside the back door/rear gate.
- Remove rear-end door/rear-end gate balancer (1) (first at its door-side and next at its body-side), as shown.WARNING: Handling of Rear-end Door/Rear-end Gate Balancer (Damper):
- Do not disassemble balancer because its cylinder is filled with gas.
- The gas itself is harmless but it may issue out of the hole together with chips generated by the drill. Therefore, be sure to wear goggle.
- When discarding removed rear-end door/rear-end gate balancer (damper), use a 2 to 3 mm (0.08 to 0.12 in.) drill to make a hole as shown.
- Handle balancer carefully. Do not scar or scratch exposed surface of its piston rod, and never allow any paint or oil to stick to its surface.
- Do not turn piston rod with balancer fully extended.
- Remove rear-end door/rear-end gate hinge (1) bolts and rear-end door/rear-end gate (2) from body (3).