Trunk / Liftgate: Service and Repair

Rear Door Replacement

Removal Procedure

1. Apply cloth-backed tape to the door and to the body pillar around the hinge area.




2. Using a soft-faced hammer and locking pliers, remove the check assembly hinge pin.
3. Using a soft-faced hammer and locking pliers, remove the lower hinge pin.
4. Install a temporary bolt through the lower hinges in order to hold the door in place during the removal of the upper hinge pin.
5. Using a soft-faced hammer and locking pliers, remove the upper hinge pin.
6. Remove the bolt from the lower hinge pin hole.
7. Remove the door from the vehicle.



Installation Procedure





1. Install the door to the vehicle.
2. Install a bolt through the lower hinge pin holes.
3. Using a soft-faced hammer and a pair of locking pliers, install the upper hinge pin with the pointed end of the pin pointing downward.
4. Remove the temporary bolt from the lower hinge.
5. Using a soft-faced hammer and a pair of locking pliers, install the lower hinge pin with the pointed end of the pin pointing downward.
6. Remove the cloth-backed tape from the door and the body pillar.
7. Install the check assembly hinge pin with the pointed end of the pin pointing downward.