Door components - removal and refitting
Mirror and glass
1 To renew the glass, prise free the retainer from the mirror body using a coin or similar suitable lever and remove the glass.
Door mirror glass retainer removal
2 Locate the new glass into position and press the new retainer evenly around its perimeter onto the body. Check that the retainer is fully engaged on completion.
3 To remove the mirror unit complete, prise free the plastic cover from the adjustment knob using a suitable screwdriver.
4 Remove the knob and door trim panel.
5 Support the mirror body and unscrew and remove the two securing nuts through the aperture in the door inner panel.
Door mirror attachment nuts (arrowed)
Remove the mirror and gasket.
6 Refit in the reverse order of removal ensuring that the mirror-to-body gasket iscorrectly aligned before tightening the securing nuts.
Trim panel
7 Carefully prise free the cover pads from the window winder handle, the door mirror adjuster and the trim panel (one at the forward edge and one at the lower edge in the centre).
Remove cover pad from the window regulator handle . . .
. . . the door mirror adjuster . . .
. . . and the trim panel
8 With the pads removed, unscrew and remove the retaining screws.
Remove retaining screws . . .
. . . and withdraw the regulator handle
Remove the trim panel retaining screws
9 Undo and remove the door control handle bezel retaining screw and withdraw the bezel.
Remove the door control handle bezel screw
10 Remove the door pull/armrest which is secured by two screws.
11 Carefully prise free and remove the panel from the door.
Prise free the door panel and locating clips
12 Withdraw the insulating washer from the window winder handle shaft then carefully peel back the plastic insulating screen from the door for access to the components within the door cavity.
13 Refit the panel in the reverse order of removal.
Lock
14 Remove the door trim panel and insulation screen.
15 Detach the lock rod from the latch then pull the retainer from the door cylinder.
Door lock barrel (A), retainer (B), lock rod (C) and clip (D)
16 Withdraw the lock cylinder, together with the lock rod, from the door.
17 Refitting is a reversal of the removal procedure. When inserting the lock cylinder, ensure that the cylinder lever points towards the front of the car and check that the lock barrel is correctly aligned before fitting the retainer.
Latch unit
18 Remove the door trim panel and insulation screen.
19 Unclip and detach the remote control rod, the exterior handle rod and the lock cylinder rods from the latch levers.
Door latch and rod attachments
A Private lock rod and bush
B Lock rod (exterior)
C Exterior handle rod
D Remote control rod
20 Undo the three screws and remove the latch unit, manoeuvring it free from the rear of the glass rim extension.
Door latch
21 Detach the private lock rod from the latch then the retaining clips and black bush from the levers.
Latch lever black bush (A), fixed clips (B) and sliding clip (C)
22 Refitting is a reversal of the removal procedure. To ease refitting of the black bush and sliding clip soak them in hot water prior to fitting. When fitting the latch unit into position it must be in its closed position. Check that all control rod securing clips are secure before refitting the door trim assembly.
Remote control handle
23 Remove the door trim panel and insulation screen.
24 Unclip and detach the remote control rod from the latch then push free the anti-rattle retainer from the door.
25 Undo the two screws securing the remote control handle.
Door remote control handle (B), retaining screws (A) and bezel (C)
26 Fully raise the window, manoeuvre the handle and rod into the door cavity, disconnect the rod from the handle and extract the handle and rod.
27 Refitting is a reversal of the removal procedure. When refitting the handle to the inner door panel move it as far as possible to the rear before tightening the retaining screws.
Striker plate
28 Loosen the striker locknut then unscrew and remove the striker, together with washer, from the door pillar.
Door striker
29 To refit the striker, locate the washer onto the threaded end of the striker so that the cone apex is adjacent to the nut face. Screw the striker into position, but do not fully tighten it yet.
30 Close and open the door and align the striker with the latch.
Adjust striker position to align with the latch throat centre line
When the door shuts in a satisfactory manner open it and retighten the locknut to set the striker in the required position.
Exterior handle
31 Remove the door trim panel and insulation screen.
32 Detach the lock rod from the latch nut then unscrew and remove the handle retaining screws.
Door exterior handle retaining screws viewed from within the door
Remove the handle and lock rod from the door.
33 Refit in the reverse order of removal. When inserting the lock rod into the handle the rod latch end must face to the rear. Smear the end of the rod with Vaseline to ease assembly.
Window regulators
34 Remove the door trim panel and insulation screen.
35 Adjust the window position so that the regulator and bracket are accessible through the lower aperture in the door inner panel.
Door window regulator components
36 Use a suitable bit and drill through the four window regulator-to-inner panel securing rivets.
Window regulator-to-door panel securing rivets
37 Press the regulator into the door cavity, then slide the regulator arm to the rear and disengage it from the slide.
38 Push the window upwards into the closed position, support it with a prop and then carefully withdraw the window regulator from the door cavity.
39 Refit in the reverse order of removal, but note the following:
40 Locate the regulator into its approximate position with the winder shaft resting on door panel aperture; then, with the window lowered to align its bracket with the aperture in the door inner panel, re-engage the regulator arm. Align the regulator unit rivet holes and using a pop rivet gun, secure the regulator with four pop-rivets.
41 Check the window regulator operation prior to refitting the door trim panel and insulating screen.