On Sedan or Sport Wagon:
Replace cylinder mounting bolt
access hole trim cover if necessary.
Door handle, removing and
installing (to production date
9/2000)
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On driver's door: Remove door lock
cylinder as described earlier.
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Other doors: Remove door handle
rear anchor. Procedure is similar to
removing driver's door lock cylinder
described earlier.
Pull handle out as far as it will go, then
backward approx. 2 mm (0.08 in.).
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Push handle in slightly (approx. 4
mm/0.16 in.).
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Remove door handle from door by
angling out of door cavity.
Note:
Make sure the lock release pawl at the
rear of the handle and the mounting
guide at the front of the handle are intact.
Before reinstalling, insert screwdriver
through access hole in edge of door to
push lock release lever (
arrow
) outward.
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Insert outside handle and snap
forward until a click is heard.
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Be sure to check unlocking of rotary
latch and outside door handle
overtravel as described above
under
Rotary latch adjustments
.
Central Locking and Anti-Theft
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