Pic. 17.26. Doors: 1 - wiring harness connector; 2- split pin of the door opening limiter; 3 - door assembly; 4 - upper hinge of the door; 5 - lower hinge of the door; 6 - lock latch; 7 - latch gasket; 8 - door limit switch cover; 9 - door limit switch
Removing
- Open the door and support it with stands or jacks, placing a clean rag between them and the door.
- Disconnect the wiring harness connector from the mirror, power windows and central locking.
- Unscrew bolts of fastening of the limiter of opening of a door.
- Mark the position of the door hinges with a marker.
- While the assistant supports a door, turn out bolts of fastening of hinges of a door and remove a door from the car.
- Use a marker to mark the position of the lock latch and unscrew the bolts securing the lock latch to the front or middle pillar of the car.
- Remove the lock retainer from the A-pillar or B-pillar of the vehicle.
- If necessary, unscrew the screw, remove the cover, disconnect the electrical connector and remove the door limit switch.
Checking the driver's door switch
- Using an ohmmeter, check the continuity between the pins of the driver's door limit switch connector at various positions of the switch plunger (pic. 17.27). When the plunger is extended, there should be continuity between all connector contacts, and when the plunger is pressed, there should be no conductivity.
Pic. 17.27. Checking the driver's door switch
Passenger Door and Rear Side Door Limit Switch Check
- Using an ohmmeter, check the continuity between the contacts of the passenger door and rear side door limit switch connector at various positions of the switch plunger (pic. 17.28). When the plunger is extended, there should be conductivity between pins 1 and 2 of the connector, and when the plunger is pressed, there should be no conductivity.
Pic. 17.28. Passenger Door and Rear Side Door Limit Switch Check
Installation
- Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following.
- Lubricate the upper and lower door hinges with multipurpose grease (pic. 17.29).
Pic. 17.29. Door hinge lubrication point
- Install the door and secure it with bolts on the hinges.
- Install the door opening limiter so that the marking is on top (pic. 17.30), and secure it with bolts. Depending on the installation location, distinctive marks are applied to the limiter:
- FL - left front door;
- RL - left rear door;
- FR - right front door;
- RR - right rear door.
Pic. 17.30. Location of the identification mark on the door opening limiter
- Connect the wiring harness electrical connector.
- If the closed door is not flush with the surface of the body, use a special tool to adjust its position after loosening the bolts securing the door hinges to the body.
- If it is difficult to open and close the door, adjust the position of the lock and latch by adjusting the position of the latch (see fig. 17.22).